Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Intermetro Industries Corporation
Start: 10/1/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021108477 · 10/1/2021 · Intermetro Industries Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name: Intermetro Industries Corporation
Location: 1101 North Washington Street, WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18705
NAICS: 332618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a ram on a filter press by pulling on a press plate with a hook. The hook slipped, causing the employee to slip and fall 6 feet from an elevated platform. The employee struck the staircase and the floor. The employee suffered two broken wrists, a broken nose, and a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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