Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system — Fractures — NEWPORT, Arkansas
| Employer | Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC |
| Address | 2803 Van Dyke Rd |
| City, State ZIP | NEWPORT, Arkansas 72112 |
| Report ID | 2018065508 |
| Event Date | June 5, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) |
| Event Type | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system |
| Source of Injury | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container |
| Secondary Source | Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331111 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.64000, -91.24000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was checking the brakes on a cab crane while donned in a safety harness with a 6 ft. lanyard. The employee leaned over a gear box that controls the auxiliary hoist to the crane and his lanyard was caught in a shaft that was turning inside the gear box. When the lanyard was caught it pulled the employee quickly to the catwalk surface on top of the crane. During the fall the employee hit his head and suffered a scapula fracture due to being constricted by his harness. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
Incident Summary
On June 5, 2018, a worker at Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC in NEWPORT, Arkansas suffered fractures to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 64 severe injury reports involving "Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system injuries.
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