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Canam Steel Corporation

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Canam Steel Corporation in CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Canam Steel Corporation Report ID 2016032482
Address 386 River Road City, State ZIP CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03743
Event Date March 22, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Sandblasters-powered
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1134922
GPS Coordinates 43.35000, -72.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee sustained left chest trauma when a sand blaster he was operating shot steel pellets under his left armpit.

Incident Summary

On March 22, 2016, a worker at Canam Steel Corporation in CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with sandblasters-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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