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Fractures and soft tissue injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024054246 · 5/14/2024 · Huntington Steel and Supply Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s) and leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event
Collapse, engulfment loose materials or liquids
Source
Panels, sheets, plates metal
Secondary source
Bundles, bales

Employer

Name
Huntington Steel and Supply Co.
Location
100 3rd Avenue, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25703
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was kneeling on the back of a truck loading metal sheets, when the tie wire that was supporting the sheets broke. The metal came down and hit the employee, who suffered a shattered shin bone and a dislocated left knee. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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