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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016098522 · 9/9/2016 · Worldwide Steel Works, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
Worldwide Steel Works, Inc.
Location
650 Highway 69A, PRYOR, OKLAHOMA, 74361
NAICS
333994
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a double spreader chain with hooks to hoist a steel plate weighing approximately 1,200 pounds. The hook came loose from the plate and struck the employee's right leg, breaking it. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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