Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at United Steel
Start: 8/3/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087177 · 8/3/2016 · United Steel

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name: United Steel
Location: 1031 Washington Blvd, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06905
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about August 3, 2016, the wire rope on a rigging system broke, allowing a hinge pin to fall about 20 to 30 feet and strike an employee's left arm.

Source

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