Alcoa Commercial Windows LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Alcoa Commercial Windows LLC | Report ID | 2016054595 |
| Address | 71 Progress Avenue | City, State ZIP | CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA 16066 |
| Event Date | May 24, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Bundles, bales |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332321 | Inspection # | 1150826 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.70000, -80.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was inside an open-top trailer using a pendant-operated crane to load packages of extrusions. A load weighing approximately 700 pounds, and measuring approximately 24-feet-long by 2.5-feet-wide, was being moved with straps and loaded onto an existing stack of materials. The employee was positioned between the load and another stack of materials. The employee was unhooking the load when the extrusions inside the package shifted and caused the newly set load to slide and trap the employee between the bundles. The employee suffered spinal fractures, two broken ribs, and a left pneumothorax injury.
Incident Summary
On May 24, 2016, a worker at Alcoa Commercial Windows LLC in CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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