Fractures

Name: Fractures at Milestone Metals, Inc.
Start: 12/28/2020

2 hospitalizations · 20201212032 · 12/28/2020 · Milestone Metals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name: Milestone Metals, Inc.
Location: 2601 Victory Avenue, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75219
NAICS: 332111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were in a scissor lift while a 3,500-pound column was lifted into place to be welded. The column released from its chainfall and struck the scissor lift, tipping it over. One of the employees remained inside the lift while the second employee landed about 2 feet outside the lift. Both employees were hospitalized for fractures and sprains/strains. Both employees were wearing fall protection.

Source

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