Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117254.015 - Employee incurs foot infection when struck by falling steel

Accident Summary Nr: 117254.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1396540.015	03/12/2019		332323	Miller'S Fab & Weld Corp.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on December 20, 2018, an employee was using a portable cutting torch to cut a steel plate in the maintenance area but he did not secure the steel plate he was cutting to the table. When the employee lifted the torch to adjust the cut, the steel plate fell off the table striking his foot. After a period of time, the foot wound became infected and the employee was hospitalized for a blood infection.

Keywords: Falling Object, Foot, Infection, Laceration, Steel Plate, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1396540.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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