Fractures

Name: Fractures at Neenah Foundry, Inc.
Start: 1/20/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015010635 · 1/20/2015 · Neenah Foundry, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, unspecified
Source: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified

Employer

Name: Neenah Foundry, Inc.
Location: 5945 N 70th Street, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68507
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hoist to lift a 300-pound part from a roller conveyor. The part swung as it was being lifted, striking the employee in the right leg, just above the knee. The employee suffered a fractured leg, requiring surgery and an overnight hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown