Fractures

Name: Fractures at General Motors Defiance Casting Operations
Start: 12/5/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211108 · 12/5/2023 · General Motors Defiance Casting Operations

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: General Motors Defiance Casting Operations
Location: 26427 State Route 281, DEFIANCE, OHIO, 43512
NAICS: 331513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 5, 2023, at approximately 8:30 AM, an employee went to manually move a wood scrap hopper from its location when the door of the hopper released. The employee lost their balance and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a right hip fracture that required hospitalization.

Source

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