Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1470125.015 - Potts Welding And Boiler Repair Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1470125.015

Report ID: 0317300

Date Opened: 03/19/2020

Site Address:
Potts Welding And Boiler Repair Co., Inc.
1901 Ogletown Road
Newark, DE 19711

Mailing Address:
1901 Ogletown Road, Newark, DE 19711

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332996/Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/19/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1554318	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124902.015

Event: 03/13/2020

Employee's leg is broken by bundle of unstable piping

At 7:30 a.m. on March 13, 2020, an employee was standing between two bundles of unstable steel piping. After releasing a sling from the piping that was carried by a gantry crane, the piping shifted. The employee broke his lower leg in two places and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Bundle, Gantry Crane, Leg, Load Shift, Pipe, Sling, Steel, Unstable Load

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1470125.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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