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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015108186 · 10/31/2015 · Ellwood City Forge, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name
Ellwood City Forge, Inc.
Location
800 Commercial Avenue, ELLWOOD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16117
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an oxygen acetylene torch to cut a metal side plate/panel, that had been removed from a machine. As the employee was cutting the metal, a part of the plate broke free from the cutting operation and fell onto the employee's left lower leg fracturing it. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on the lower left leg as a result of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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