Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corporation
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. - Fractures - BOCA RATON, Florida
| Employer | Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corporation |
| Address | 500 Sout Ocean Drive |
| City, State ZIP | BOCA RATON, Florida 33432 |
| Report ID | 2019077127 |
| Event Date | July 15, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Wire, cables-nonelectrical |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333921 |
| Inspection # | 1417307 |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.34000, -80.07000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was roping an elevator car and lowering the ropes to the counterweight. Several feet of rope slack on the machine room floor needed to be released from the hoisting rope. When removing the wire rope clamps, the rope slid through the remaining clamp. The rope gained momentum and struck the employee on the right forearm and fractured it.
Incident Summary
On July 15, 2019, a worker at Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corporation in BOCA RATON, Florida suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 581 severe injury reports involving "Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. injuries.
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