Fractures

Name: Fractures at Merrill Steel South
Start: 10/28/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011230 · 10/28/2019 · Merrill Steel South

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
Source: Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name: Merrill Steel South
Location: 2101 North Packer Road, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
NAICS: 332313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was building a load for a trailer. One of the I-beams being prepared was caught in the beam hooks and rolled onto the employee's right leg. His leg was broken right above the ankle.

Source

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