Imperial Aluminum - Minerva, LLC

Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — MINERVA, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Imperial Aluminum - Minerva, LLC in MINERVA, Ohio
Employer Imperial Aluminum - Minerva, LLC
Address 217 Roosevelt Street
City, State ZIP MINERVA, Ohio 44657
Report ID 2018088810
Event Date August 26, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331314
Inspection # 1336346
GPS Coordinates 40.72132, -81.11089

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Incident Narrative

While taping an aluminum reverb, an employee believed that molten metal was over-flowing the trough and melting oxygen lines on the floor. The employee then jumped over the handrail of an elevated work platform and fell approximately 5 to 6 feet to the floor below, injuring his left elbow and fracturing the left side of his hip.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2018, a worker at Imperial Aluminum - Minerva, LLC in MINERVA, Ohio suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 22 severe injury reports involving "Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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