Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at STS Steel, Inc.
Start: 4/30/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020043970 · 4/30/2020 · STS Steel, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source: Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes

Employer

Name: STS Steel, Inc.
Location: 10 Rush St., SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, 12305
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a jib crane to position a beam onto a workhorse when the beam struck a second beam, causing the second beam to fall to the floor. The beam, which weighed 644 lbs., fell on and crushed the employee's left foot.

Source

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