Metals USA Plates & Shapes NE

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Bruises, contusions — LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Metals USA Plates & Shapes NE in LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Metals USA Plates & Shapes NE Report ID 2016054119
Address 50 CABOT BOULEVARD City, State ZIP LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA 19047
Event Date May 12, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Bruises, contusions Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Structural metal materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.19000, -74.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lowering steel from a truck when the steel shifted and hit the employee's right ankle. The employee was hospitalized with serious bruising.

Incident Summary

On May 12, 2016, a worker at Metals USA Plates & Shapes NE in LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered bruises, contusions to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with structural metal materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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