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Dresser-Rand Company

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dresser-Rand Company in HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Dresser-Rand Company Report ID 2015052630
Address 203 Precision Road City, State ZIP HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA 19044
Event Date May 5, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
Secondary Source Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333912 Inspection # 1065624
GPS Coordinates 40.19000, -75.15000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was disassembling a machine. The machine was locked out and the alignment pins were installed to hold the part in place. After the last bolt was removed, the weight of the part sheared both pins and the part fell, striking the employee and breaking his ankle.

Incident Summary

On May 5, 2015, a worker at Dresser-Rand Company in HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with machine and appliance parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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