Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1379365.015 - Steel And Pipes Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Pr-E-Caguas 0257220

Inspection Nr: 1379365.015

Report ID: 0257220

Date Opened: 02/19/2019

Site Address:
Steel And Pipes Inc
Carr 1 Km 27.5 Bo Rio Canas
Caguas, PR 00725

Mailing Address:
Po Box 5309, Caguas, PR 00726

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423510/Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/17/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/27/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1427005	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 114385.015

Event: 02/13/2019

Employee's legs are crushed by falling metal, later requires

At 8:20 a.m. on February 13, 2019, an employee was cleaning the area and trying to remove by hand a steel L beam that was on the floor. The beam was caught by a wrapped stack of steel L beams that had another stack of steel L beams on top of it. The stack of wrapped steel L beams that was on top was turned over by the employee when trying to remove the L beam on the floor by using hand force. The stack fell over his left leg, crushing it. The employee suffered multiple fractures in his left leg, was hospitalized, and his leg was amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Beam, Crushed, Fracture, Hand, Leg, Steel, Steel Beam

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1379365.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Dispatchers

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