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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021348 · 2/10/2017 · Olympic Steel

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Bundles, bales
Secondary source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Olympic Steel
Location
5080 Richmond Road, BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OHIO, 44146
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to lift two bundles of cut steel from a conveyor when the weight shifted, causing the bundles to fall onto the employee's left leg, fracturing it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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