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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019043405 · 4/2/2019 · Qualico Steel Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Qualico Steel Company, Inc.
Location
7797 E. STATE HIGHWAY 52, WEBB, ALABAMA, 36376
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had just finished loading metal products onto a flatbed trailer and was attempting to egress the flatbed trailer by stepping on the frame of an adjacent machine when the employee fell approximately 3 to 4 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones (including a compound fracture) to the left tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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