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Precoat Metals

Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Precoat Metals in WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Precoat Metals Report ID 2016064880
Address 4502 Freedom Way City, State ZIP WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA 26062
Event Date June 2, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode Source of Injury Sledges, sledgehammers
Industry (NAICS) 332812 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.38000, -80.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a bearing on a shaft and was using a sledge hammer to seat the bearing when he suffered pain in his lower back. He was hospitalized with a broken blood vessel in the lumbar back area.

Incident Summary

On June 2, 2016, a worker at Precoat Metals in WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode, with sledges, sledgehammers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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