Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114385.015 - Employee's legs are crushed by falling metal, later requires

Accident Summary Nr: 114385.015 -- Report ID: 0257220 -- Event Date: 02/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1379365.015	02/19/2019		423510	Steel And Pipes Inc

Abstract: 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

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

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