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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20171211935 · 12/15/2017 · MERRILL STEEL

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Nonclassifiable
Secondary source
Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name
MERRILL STEEL
Location
2101 N. Packer Road, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lowering an object from an overhead crane when the chain slipped, allowing the object to fall on the employee's lower left leg. The employee suffered a calf laceration and broken ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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