Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Ryerson
Start: 3/28/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017032787 · 3/28/2017 · Ryerson

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Bundles, bales

Employer

Name: Ryerson
Location: 4000 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30071
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was using a hoist to lift a bundle of steel onto a flatbed trailer. The strap that held the bundle became stuck on one of the latches on the flatbed and the employee attempted to loosen it. The bundle of steel came loose and struck the employee's knee.

Source

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