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Tampa Bay Steel

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — TAMPA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tampa Bay Steel in TAMPA, FLORIDA
Employer Tampa Bay Steel Report ID 2018066433
Address 6901 E 6th Avenue City, State ZIP TAMPA, FLORIDA 33619
Event Date June 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # 1330066
GPS Coordinates 27.95000, -82.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee unloaded a beam and laid it down. While attempting to remove chains from underneath the beam, the beam slipped and crushed the employee's leg between the beam and a pipe. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the lower left leg.

Incident Summary

On June 28, 2018, a worker at Tampa Bay Steel in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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