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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20231211673 · 12/27/2023 · WIRECO WORLDGROUP, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name
WIRECO WORLDGROUP, INC.
Location
2806 North Industrial Road, KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI, 63501
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to disassemble large reels used to store steel wire when a 264-pound flange from the reel fell over onto the employee's left leg. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their leg and ligament injuries to the lower leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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