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TRINITY PRODUCTS

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TRINITY PRODUCTS in O FALLON, MISSOURI
Employer TRINITY PRODUCTS Report ID 2018010962
Address 1969 West Terra Lane City, State ZIP O FALLON, MISSOURI 63366
Event Date January 29, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # 1292960
GPS Coordinates 38.80000, -90.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee and his coworker were repositioning a disconnected steel forklift mast when the mast attachment fell on his left leg, breaking his tibia and fibula and requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On January 29, 2018, a worker at TRINITY PRODUCTS in O FALLON, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,936 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. injuries.

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