Schulz Xtruded Products

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — ROBINSONVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Schulz Xtruded Products in ROBINSONVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Schulz Xtruded Products Report ID 2017010643
Address 1001 Schulz Blvd. City, State ZIP ROBINSONVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 38664
Event Date January 20, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Secondary Source Forging machinery
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.82000, -90.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a 700- to 800-pound steel billet into a furnace when the billet became misaligned on the loading platform. As he attempted to straighten the billet with a pry bar, it rolled off the loading platform and onto his left foot, breaking bones and crushing toes.

Incident Summary

On January 20, 2017, a worker at Schulz Xtruded Products in ROBINSONVILLE, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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