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Carpenter Technology Corporation

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures — READING, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Carpenter Technology Corporation in READING, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Carpenter Technology Corporation Report ID 2018011023
Address 101 West Bern Street City, State ZIP READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19612
Event Date January 31, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.36000, -75.93000

Incident Narrative

On January 31, 2018, an employee was processing returned product (a 3-bar bundle of 6-inch diameter round 120-inch long steel bars). He was cutting the metal straps that secured the bundle to the pallet. When he cut the fourth and final strap, the top bar sank down between the two bottom bars and one of the bars rolled onto his foot, fracturing his first and second metatarsals. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 31, 2018, a worker at Carpenter Technology Corporation in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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