Fractures

Name: Fractures at Light's Welding Incorporated
Start: 8/16/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088441 · 8/16/2018 · Light's Welding Incorporated

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Structural metal materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: Light's Welding Incorporated
Location: 2628 Brandt Road, ANNVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17003
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hoist to lift a 4-foot long, 133-pound channel when the rigging on the hoist released, causing the load to fall onto his right arm. He was hospitalized with a fractured right forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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