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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024098592 · 9/16/2024 · Steel Specialties, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Beams and rails metal
Secondary source
Cranes gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name
Steel Specialties, LLC
Location
5775 Ohio River Road, POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA, 25550
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were moving a steel beam, approximately 24 inches by 25 feet, from the sandblast area to the paint shop using an overhead crane. They set the beam down on steel sawhorses. One employee detached one chain from the beam and the injured employee detached the other. As they were lifting the chain out of the way, the hook caught on the beam, causing it to flip. The beam fell onto the injured employee causing bilateral femur fractures and a fractured hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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