Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97770.015 - Falling steel plate fractures employee's foot and toes

Accident Summary Nr: 97770.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 07/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1251571.015	07/28/2017		332710	M.Rodrigue & Son Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on July 21, 2017, an employee was working for a machine shop and was welding on a steel plate. The plate was being held by two sawhorses by tack welds. When the employee cut the tack welds, the steel plate fell onto the employee's foot. He sustained a broken foot and broken toes. He was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Metal Shop, Steel Plate, Struck By, Toe, Unstable Position, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1251571.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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