King Steel Corporation

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures — NORFOLK, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at King Steel Corporation in NORFOLK, NEBRASKA
Employer King Steel Corporation Report ID 2017032203
Address 4608 S 25th St. City, State ZIP NORFOLK, NEBRASKA 68701
Event Date March 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.97000, -97.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading bundles of steel pipes from a truck when a bundle broke loose and rolled onto the employee's foot resulting in a broken toe.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2017, a worker at King Steel Corporation in NORFOLK, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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