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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021020888 · 2/1/2021 · Ryerson, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Bundles, bales
Secondary source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Ryerson, Inc.
Location
43 Century Drive, AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15003
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the banding and straps of a steel tubing and fabricator bundle weighing approximately 1,000 pounds that had been loaded onto a truck. The steel bundle fell off the truck and onto the employee, resulting in a broken right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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