Ellwood City Forge, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures - ELLWOOD CITY, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Ellwood City Forge, Inc. |
| Address | 800 Commercial Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | ELLWOOD CITY, Pennsylvania 16117 |
| Report ID | 2015108186 |
| Event Date | October 31, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Metal plates, metal panels |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332111 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.86066, -80.29710 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using an oxygen acetylene torch to cut a metal side plate/panel, that had been removed from a machine. As the employee was cutting the metal, a part of the plate broke free from the cutting operation and fell onto the employee's left lower leg fracturing it. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on the lower left leg as a result of the incident.
Incident Summary
On October 31, 2015, a worker at Ellwood City Forge, Inc. in ELLWOOD CITY, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). 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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