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Carpenter Technology Corporation

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — READING, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Carpenter Technology Corporation in READING, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Carpenter Technology Corporation Report ID 20161211829
Address 101 West Bern Street City, State ZIP READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19612
Event Date December 20, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Jaw, chin
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.36000, -75.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a crane to load steel for a furnace. When the employee unhooked the lifting device from the steel, the hook on the chain caught on the steel. Before the employee could stop the crane, the hook, under tension, came free and struck the employee's jaw, fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On December 20, 2016, a worker at Carpenter Technology Corporation in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the jaw, chin. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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