Fractures

Name: Fractures at Yaffe Scrap Metal Recycling, INC.
Start: 9/13/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098446 · 9/13/2023 · Yaffe Scrap Metal Recycling, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Scrap metal

Employer

Name: Yaffe Scrap Metal Recycling, INC.
Location: 4903 East US Highway 270, KREBS, OKLAHOMA, 74554
NAICS: 562920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking between the maintenance shop and the nonferrous area. At the same time, a forklift was pushing a scrap steel beam that was on the ground alongside a storage can. The beam moved out of position and struck the employee's right leg. The employee sustained a fractured leg, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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