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Process Equipment Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — PELHAM, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Process Equipment Inc. in PELHAM, ALABAMA
Employer Process Equipment Inc. Report ID 2018088710
Address 2770 Welborn Street City, State ZIP PELHAM, ALABAMA 35124
Event Date August 23, 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 Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Benches, workbenches, saw horses
Industry (NAICS) 332710 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.31000, -86.80000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing two 12-inch by 40-foot pieces of channel iron to be marked and drilled. The two pieces were on work stands; while the employee was moving them closer together, they fell over, bounced off the stands, and struck the employee's lower left leg. He suffered a fracture to the leg, just above the ankle.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2018, a worker at Process Equipment Inc. in PELHAM, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with structural metal materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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