Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124267.015 - Employee fractures leg, ankle when struck by falling casting

Accident Summary Nr: 124267.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463460.015	02/18/2020		331511	Premier Casting Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on February 13, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for an iron foundry was sandblasting and cleaning a 1,000-pound casting to remove material. The employee completed cleaning one side of the casting and was preparing to turn the casting which was not properly secured. As the employee was attempting to turn the casting by lifting it with a hoist, the casting shifted in the chain and fell onto the employee striking his left leg. The employee broke his leg and ankle. He was taken to the hospital, where he was admitted and underwent surgery the next day to install a metal plate in his ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Casting, Chain, Crushed, Falling Object, Foundry, Fracture, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Material Handling, Metal, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Sandblasting, Unsecured, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463460.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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