The Doe Run Resources Corporation

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures - BOSS, Missouri

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at The Doe Run Resources Corporation in BOSS, Missouri
Employer The Doe Run Resources Corporation
Address The Doe Run Company Buick Resource Recycling Division, 18594 Highway KK
City, State ZIP BOSS, Missouri 65440
Report ID 2017010183
Event Date January 7, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Crowbars
Industry (NAICS) 331492
Inspection # 1202694
GPS Coordinates 37.63000, -91.13000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to use a pry bar to pry up on the bail of a lead pot when the pry bar slipped, causing the employee to fall 6 to 8 feet to the ground. He landed on his left side, cracking four ribs and fracturing two vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On January 7, 2017, a worker at The Doe Run Resources Corporation in BOSS, Missouri suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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