Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129538.015 - Employee breaks leg when struck by falling metal plate

Accident Summary Nr: 129538.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 09/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493023.015	09/16/2020		332312	Sippel Steel Fabrication

Abstract: At 10:24 a.m. on September 14, 2020, an employee working for a fabricated steel manufacturer was about to clean under plate being held up by forklift. The plate fell on the employee striking him in the leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken leg.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Industrial Truck, Leg, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Steel, Steel Plate, Struck By, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1493023.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury

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