Graham Thermal Products, LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Graham Thermal Products, LLC |
| Address | 105 Mahoning Ave |
| City, State ZIP | NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania 16102 |
| Report ID | 2016010270 |
| Event Date | January 12, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Glass building materials |
| Secondary Source | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332321 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.98181, -80.36169 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working with a crate filled with five glass panels. The crate was sitting on the floor. As the employee was maneuvering a glass panel in the crate, the crate shifted, causing five glass panels to fall out and onto the employee's lower left leg. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated and broken lower left leg.
Incident Summary
On January 12, 2016, a worker at Graham Thermal Products, LLC in NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with glass building materials identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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