Bruises, contusions

Name: Bruises, contusions at Carpenter Technology
Start: 12/13/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181212813 · 12/13/2018 · Carpenter Technology

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source: Scrap metal

Employer

Name: Carpenter Technology
Location: 101 West Burn Street, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19601
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

As an employee was loading a large piece of scrap into the scrap drum, the scrap fell from the hoist and tipped the scrap drum over. This pinched the employee's leg between the drum and an adjacent remelt bloom. The employee sustained a right calf contusion.

Source

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