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Accident Summary Nr: 134444.015 - Employee fractures tibia and fibula when struck by falling s

Accident Summary Nr: 134444.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1515429.015	02/19/2021		332312	Canam Steel Corporation

Abstract: At 12:15 a.m. on February 18, 2021, a coworker was banding steel girders together in the stacking area when the band securing the girders broke. A steel girder fell and struck Employee #1, resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula of his left leg. Earlier, Employee #1 had transferred the girder from the inspection area to the stacking area and removed the hoist without attaching the safety chain designed to prevent the girders from falling. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the injuries.

Keywords: Chain, Falling Object, Fibula, Fracture, Hoist, Leg, Struck By, Tibia

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1515429.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury

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