Fractures

Name: Fractures at Special Metals
Start: 7/28/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076913 · 7/28/2016 · Special Metals

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c.
Source: Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Secondary source: Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name: Special Metals
Location: 3200 Riverside Drive, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25705
NAICS: 331491
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 28, 2016, at approximately 10:00 p.m., an employee was on a locomotive that struck a metal plate next to a rail, causing the plate to flip up and strike the employee on the leg. He suffered a fracture to the left ankle area.

Source

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