Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202615308 - Employee Fractures Head When Struck by Steel Door

Accident Summary Nr: 202615308 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 12/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317342418	12/23/2013	5093	423930	Bob'S Metals Inc

Abstract: On December 17, 2013, Employee #1 was climbing up on to the left front side of a shearing machine to attach a chain to the steel door that was being raised by a forklift to hold it open to perform maintenance. The forklift slid back on a steel plate that was on the ground forcing the door to push upward and striking the employee in the head. Employee #1 was taken to an area hospital, where he was treated for fractures to facial bones, lacerations, and contusions. The employee was hospitalized for twenty-four hours.

Keywords: SHEARING MACHINE, STEEL PLATE, FRACTURE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, CLIMBING ON COLUMN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317342418			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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