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Smokin J Oilfield Services

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — RITTMAN, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Smokin J Oilfield Services in RITTMAN, OHIO
Employer Smokin J Oilfield Services Report ID 2016010311
Address 9797 Benner Rd City, State ZIP RITTMAN, OHIO 44270
Event Date January 13, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # 1118296
GPS Coordinates 40.91000, -81.78000

Incident Narrative

Employees were lifting an I-beam (approximately 1800 pounds) with a material handler to place it on a tractor trailer. The strap used in the lift broke, and the I-beam struck an employee, breaking two legs.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2016, a worker at Smokin J Oilfield Services in RITTMAN, OHIO suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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