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Tait

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tait in LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Tait Report ID 20181112119
Address 401 West Lincoln Avenue City, State ZIP LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 17543
Event Date November 27, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary Source Material and personnel hoists
Industry (NAICS) 713990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.16000, -76.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a piece of steel with a five-ton hoist. The metal cut the sling and the steel dropped onto the employee's foot fracturing the metatarsals.

Incident Summary

On November 27, 2018, a worker at Tait in LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the foot (feet), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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