Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Carpenter Technology Corporation
Start: 4/26/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021043436 · 4/26/2021 · Carpenter Technology Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source: Furnaces, heaters
Secondary source: Tank, bin, vat interiors, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Carpenter Technology Corporation
Location: 101 West Bern Street, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19601
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing at the edge of the furnace pit and was going to push out the lining on the furnace. The employee fell approximately 20 feet into the furnace tank and sustained broken vertebrae, two broken ribs, and a brain bleed. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time of the fall.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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