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HUTCHENS INDUSTRIES INC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — MANSFIELD, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HUTCHENS INDUSTRIES INC. in MANSFIELD, MISSOURI
Employer HUTCHENS INDUSTRIES INC. Report ID 2017087808
Address 898 E. Commercial Street City, State ZIP MANSFIELD, MISSOURI 65704
Event Date August 15, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1262320
GPS Coordinates 37.10000, -92.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding near a bin of parts that was stored at an angle to provide better reach for employees when a fork truck came up behind the bin of parts to move another bin. The forks hit the bin behind the employee and the bin tipped over, hitting and fracturing the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 15, 2017, a worker at HUTCHENS INDUSTRIES INC. in MANSFIELD, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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