Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201127461 - Employee Fractures Foot When Struck by Piece of Metal

Accident Summary Nr: 201127461 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 02/20/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310097407	03/23/2010	5093	423930	Sims Metal Management

Abstract: At approximately 7:40 a.m. on February 20, 2010, Employee #1 was removing stainless steel pieces from a conveyor and placing them into a hopper. While he was working at the picking station, the shredder stopped. He was informed that a piece of metal was stuck in the shredder and everything had to be stopped. While waiting on the platform for the shredder to start up again, a piece of metal struck his left foot. His foot was fractured and he was transported to Stanford Hospital, where he was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCRAP METAL, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FOOT, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310097407			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Graders and sorters, except agricultural

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