Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at AFCO Steel
Start: 4/7/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015041815 · 4/7/2015 · AFCO Steel

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Racks-garment and other
Secondary source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: AFCO Steel
Location: 31455 Co Rd 39 1/2, GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 7, 2015, an employee sustained a leg injury that required surgery after being struck by a wheelabrator rack while moving the equipment with an overhead crane. The load shifted during movement, causing the rack to fall over and crush the employee's leg.

Source

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