Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136922.015 - Employee sustains leg injuries when struck by carbon steel p

Accident Summary Nr: 136922.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 06/30/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1540468.015	07/07/2021		331314	Allied Metal Company Dba Allied Metal Co.

Abstract: At 4:45 a.m. on June 30, 2021, an employee working as a furnace operator for a secondary smelter was removing a 3/4-foot by 14-foot carbon steel pipe from the furnace #4. The employee attempted to use a forklift with a boom to remove the pipe which was stuck in the furnace residuals. The employee attached an air hose to the end of the pipe and pulled while a coworker, the supervisor, lifted the pipe with the forklift. The pipe slipped and struck the employee in the left thigh. The employee was hospitalized to treat a hematoma and compartment syndrome.

Keywords: Blood, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Contusion, Forklift, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Material Handling, Metal Pipe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PIV, Pipe, Slip, Struck By, Thigh

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1540468.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury

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