Fractures

Name: Fractures at South Atlantic Galvanizing
Start: 9/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017098674 · 9/9/2017 · South Atlantic Galvanizing

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: South Atlantic Galvanizing
Location: 61 County Road 520, SHANNON, MISSISSIPPI, 38868
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was struck by a 1,000-pound steel truss that fell off of a parked forklift, suffering jaw, pelvic, back, and rib fractures and requiring hospitalization.

Source

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