Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141664.015 - Employee struck by lumber breaks leg when caught in stairs

Accident Summary Nr: 141664.015 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 09/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554700.015	09/24/2021		332312	Valley Joist, Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on September 17, 2021, an employee working as a welder for a structural components manufacturer was spotting a powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was clearing a jam in the lumber while a coworker placed the lumber on a rack using a PIV. The coworker moved forward striking the employee with a stack of 10-foot-long lumber. The employee fell to the ground, catching his left foot between the stair steps. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken lower left leg.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Caught Between, Driving, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Foot, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Lumber, Manual Mat Handling, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Spotter , Stair, Step, Struck By, Unsafe Position, Walking Surface, Welder, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554700.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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