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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021042917 · 4/7/2021 · Alafab, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source
Benches, workbenches, saw horses

Employer

Name
Alafab, Inc
Location
770 Pierce Rd., MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36608
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was drilling holes in C-channel beams that were 16 feet long and weighed approximately 400 pounds. The employee placed three beams on saw horses. After drilling holes, he manually flipped them over. When the employee flipped the third beam it landed at an angle and fell off the saw horses and struck and fractured the employee's right leg and left ankle. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on his left ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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