Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98580.015 - Employee fractures leg when steel plates fell on him

Accident Summary Nr: 98580.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 07/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1255052.015	07/26/2017		332311	Shamrock Steel Sales, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:45 p.m. on July 10, 2017, Employee #1 was stacking steel plates on an oddly shaped shop-made table that had its center of gravity approximately aft of the area that the plates were being stacked. The table had become over weighted on the end furthest from the center of gravity, and the table tipped over, spilling its contents of approximately 220 pounds of steel plates onto the employee's leg. Employee #1 sustained a fractured leg and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Material Handling, Steel Plate, Struck By, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1255052.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Metal plating machine operators

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