Fractures

Name: Fractures at Tampa Bay Steel
Start: 6/28/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018066433 · 6/28/2018 · Tampa Bay Steel

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Tampa Bay Steel
Location: 6901 E 6th Avenue, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33619
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee unloaded a beam and laid it down. While attempting to remove chains from underneath the beam, the beam slipped and crushed the employee's leg between the beam and a pipe. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the lower left leg.

Source

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