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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017076177 · 7/6/2017 · Dunkirk Specialty Steel - Brigham Road

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
Dunkirk Specialty Steel - Brigham Road
Location
830 Brigham road, DUNKIRK, NEW YORK, 14048
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing nearby as a crane operator attempted to remove a spindle from the mill. The operator hoisted the crane up too high and the chain sling broke. When the chain broke, it struck the employee on the right elbow, lacerating and fracturing part of the humerus bone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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