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Schnabel Foundation Company

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Schnabel Foundation Company in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer Schnabel Foundation Company Report ID 2016076250
Address 901 L Street NW City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20001
Event Date July 12, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 238110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.90000, -77.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was spotting for a forklift driver who was attempting to lift a steel I-beam. The employee was standing on the opposite side of the I-beam pile from the forklift. When the driver began to lift the I-beam, the pile shifted. One of the-I beams rolled down and landed on the employee's ankle, breaking it in several places.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2016, a worker at Schnabel Foundation Company in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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