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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2021021802 · 2/27/2021 · Contractors Steel Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified
Secondary source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
Contractors Steel Company
Location
8383 Boyle Drive, TWINSBURG, OHIO, 44087
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was utilizing a crane to stack steel when the chain hit a piece of wood on the stack next to it. The steel being transported fell off the crane striking the employee and causing crushing injuries to their lower right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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