Fractures

Name: Fractures at NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL, Inc.
Start: 3/12/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017032281 · 3/12/2017 · NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Ladders-fixed

Employer

Name: NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL, Inc.
Location: 5929 E. STATE HIGHWAY 18, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was descending a fixed ladder after installing a thermocouple for a reheat furnace when he missed the bottom rung, lost his balance, and fell to the floor. He fractured his right femur and required hospitalization.

Source

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