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MIDWEST SCRAP MANAGEMENT

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MIDWEST SCRAP MANAGEMENT in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Employer MIDWEST SCRAP MANAGEMENT Report ID 2017054841
Address 8116 Wilson Rd City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64125
Event Date May 30, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Secondary Source Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # 1237802
GPS Coordinates 39.11000, -94.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on the ground in a scrap yard. A second employee operating a material handler released a bundle of scrap from the handler. The employee on the ground was struck by the bundle of scrap. He was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and tailbone.

Incident Summary

On May 30, 2017, a worker at MIDWEST SCRAP MANAGEMENT in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.

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