Gerdau Macsteel

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gerdau Macsteel in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer Gerdau Macsteel Report ID 2017021375
Address 5225 Planters Rd City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72916
Event Date February 11, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.30000, -94.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inspecting a bundle of steel when the overhead crane that carried the steel bundle actuated and pinched the employee between the steel bundle and a steel bundle carrier. He suffered pelvic fractures and crushing injuries to his left hand.

Incident Summary

On February 11, 2017, a worker at Gerdau Macsteel in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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