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MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Crushing injuries — LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS in LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND
Employer MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS Report ID 2016087702
Address 5 WELLINGTON ROAD City, State ZIP LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND 02865
Event Date August 17, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Multiple lower extremities locations, unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary Source Cranes-other mobile cranes
Industry (NAICS) 331411 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.91000, -71.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a 1,000-pound coil of metal using a floor crane when the coil fell off the crane and landed on the employee's lower legs, contusing/crushing them from the knees to the ankles.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2016, a worker at MATERION TECHNICAL MATERIALS in LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND suffered crushing injuries to the multiple lower extremities locations, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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