Fractures

Name: Fractures at Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing, Inc.
Start: 11/19/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181111893 · 11/19/2018 · Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
Source: Catwalks
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing, Inc.
Location: 475 Dietrich Road, STEELE, ALABAMA, 35987
NAICS: 325510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was preparing to replace a steel catwalk grate with a fiberglass grating. He was standing on the steel grate when the supporting bolts and/or grate gave way and he fell to the ground below. He suffered a fractured right ankle and right heel.

Source

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