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Ground Zero Storm Shelters

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — PERRY, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ground Zero Storm Shelters in PERRY, OKLAHOMA
Employer Ground Zero Storm Shelters Report ID 2015086195
Address 1300 W Hwy 77 City, State ZIP PERRY, OKLAHOMA 73077
Event Date August 27, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Industry (NAICS) 332420 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.29000, -97.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was tack welding the steel walls on a manufactured storm shelter. The tacks failed and one of the steel walls fell on him fracturing his L2 vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On August 27, 2015, a worker at Ground Zero Storm Shelters in PERRY, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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