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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021840 · 2/27/2017 · Pennex Aluminum Company LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Secondary source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
Pennex Aluminum Company LLC
Location
93 Werner Rd., GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16125
NAICS
331314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift, carrying an aluminum billet. Another employee was acting as a spotter for the forklift driver. The forklift operator placed the aluminum billet onto the storage rack and began moving away from the area. As the forklift operator was moving back from the area, the forks of the forklift caught another aluminum billet. The aluminum billet rolled off the storage rack and struck the employee who was acting as a spotter. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on the broken leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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