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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017065561 · 6/17/2017 · TMS International, LLC

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
Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
TMS International, LLC
Location
12400 Hwy 43 N, AXIS, ALABAMA, 36505
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was welding and constructing a steel cage from six 1,400-pound steel plates. He was guiding a steel plate from a forklift into position when the chains holding the steel plate slipped off the forklift forks and the 5' x 5' steel plate broke his right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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