Fractures

Name: Fractures at TMS International
Start: 8/26/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022087626 · 8/26/2022 · TMS International

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: TMS International
Location: 2575 East State Highway 198, OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS, 72370
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing U-bolts from a trailer suspension's leaf spring/axle assembly. Once the final nut was removed from the inside U-bolt, the leaf springs fell and pinched the employee's left arm against the ground. The employee's ulna was broken.

Source

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