Carpenter Technology Corporation
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely - Fractures - READING, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Carpenter Technology Corporation |
| Address | 101 West Bern Street |
| City, State ZIP | READING, Pennsylvania 19612 |
| Report ID | 2018011023 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.36000, -75.93000 |
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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
OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.
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