Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at TMS International, LLC
Start: 10/20/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171010061 · 10/20/2017 · TMS International, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
Source: Ground irregularity

Employer

Name: TMS International, LLC
Location: 2100 Jack Warner Parkway NE, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35404
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a steel object with a propylene/oxygen cutting torch when the remaining steel piece (weighing 2,320 lbs.) shifted and started to fall. The employee tried to walk away, but tripped on an uneven surface and fell into the path of the falling steel piece. The steel contacted his upper thighs and the weight of the material dislocated and fractured his right ankle.

Source

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