Fractures

Name: Fractures at Wedlake Enclosure Systems
Start: 6/2/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023064869 · 6/2/2023 · Wedlake Enclosure Systems

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Structural metal materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Wedlake Enclosure Systems
Location: 2121 N. 161st East Avenue, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74116
NAICS: 332420
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a piece of steel with an overhead crane to set down on metal sawhorses. As the employee unhooked the steel and lifted the crane up and forward, the hook and chain pulled one of the steel pieces off the metal sawhorses. The steel piece fell and landed on her left leg, fracturing her femur.

Source

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