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Tri-Cities Manufacturing, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tri-Cities Manufacturing, Inc. in TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA
Employer Tri-Cities Manufacturing, Inc. Report ID 2019043360
Address 801 Missouri Street City, State ZIP TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA 35674
Event Date April 1, 2019 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 Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.69000, -87.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing a crane to load a sheet of metal on a plasma table. The employee straddled the spreader bar to unhook it from the crane, attached a plate clamp, and then stepped over the spreader bar while raising the clamp. The clamp snagged on the lip of the spreader bar, which tipped over. The bar struck the employee's lower left leg, breaking it.

Incident Summary

On April 1, 2019, a worker at Tri-Cities Manufacturing, Inc. in TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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