Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96718.015 - Employee is struck by a load of steel, sustaining a puncture

Accident Summary Nr: 96718.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 06/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1243445.015	06/29/2017		333244	Martin Automatic, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:25 a.m. on June 21, 2017, an employee was using an overhead bridge crane to unload a bundle of steel from a flatbed trailer. During operation, the employee inadvertently pressed the wrong button on the crane's remote control and the load swung in his direction. The employee was struck by the load and was pinned between the load and a trailer. The employee sustained two broken ribs and a punctured left lung.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crane, Flatbed Truck, Fracture, Lung, Material Handling, Puncture, Rib, Steel-Melting Furn, Struck By, Suspended Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1243445.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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