Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96120.015 - Employee fractures pelvis when pinned between a metal pile a

Accident Summary Nr: 96120.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 05/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1237802.015	06/06/2017		423930	Midwest Scrap Management

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on May 30, 2017, Employee #1 was removing a catalytic convertor from a junk truck in a metal recycling yard. An operator in the yard, using grappling jaws, dropped a load of scrap metal on a pile near the employee. The scrap metal rolled down the pile, and pinned Employee #1 between the pile and a junk truck. Employee #1 sustained a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crane, Fracture, Pelvis, Pinned, Scrap Metal, Scrap Yard, Struck By, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1237802.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Spotter

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