Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Contractor Steel, Co.
Start: 5/17/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016054300 · 5/17/2016 · Contractor Steel, Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Contractor Steel, Co.
Location: 8383 Boyle Parkway, TWINSBURG, OHIO, 44087
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping to load 40-foot steel angles onto a truck. The crane moved, and the chain dropped due to the load. The load then struck the employee in the back of the head. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury and three fractured vertebrae.

Source

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