Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119666.015 - Employee fractures orbital bone when struck by sling hook

Accident Summary Nr: 119666.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 09/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1429384.015	09/09/2019		332111	Ellwood National Forge

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on September 5, 2019, an employee was moving a forging from the layout table to the centering machine with an overhead crane. The employee removed the chain sling from the forging and the crane operator then started to lift the alloy steel chain slings. As the crane lifted the two legged sling, the sling hook got caught on the centering machine. As the crane kept lifting, the hook was under tension and then let loose, striking the employee on the right side of his head. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured orbital bone and eye damage.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Crane Hook, Eye, Face, Fracture, Mold, Moving, Overhead Crane, Sling, Struck By, Table, Tension

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1429384.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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