MCKAMISH, INC.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at MCKAMISH, INC. in PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
Employer MCKAMISH, INC.
Address 50 55TH STREET
City, State ZIP PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania 15201
Report ID 20180912319
Event Date September 12, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 238220
GPS Coordinates 40.48395, -79.95056

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving steel with an overhead crane when the crane hook slipped off the chain and the steel fell on the employee, cracking the employee's right femur.

Incident Summary

On September 12, 2018, a worker at MCKAMISH, INC. in PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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