Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102561.015 - Employee fractures hip when struck by plasma cutter slag tra

Accident Summary Nr: 102561.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 01/23/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1290525.015	01/26/2018		332312	Valmont Newmark, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 p.m. on January 23, 2018, an employee was attempting to remove slag from a plasma cutter slag tray. The employee rigged the slag tray in an attempt to flip the slag tray over. While lifting the tray, it fell from the rigging and struck the employee. The employee sustained a hip fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Falling Object, Fracture, Hip, Slag Track, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1290525.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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