Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at R. G. Smith Company
Start: 12/8/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201211524 · 12/8/2020 · R. G. Smith Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Beams-unattached metal

Employer

Name: R. G. Smith Company
Location: 1249 Dueber Ave. SE, CANTON, OHIO, 44706
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were installing steel crane rails and rigging the rails while they were still on the ground. As they began to bring the crane up, there was still slack in the rigging and a rail rolled onto one employee's ankle crushing it.

Source

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