Corle Building Systems
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - , Pennsylvania
| Employer | Corle Building Systems |
| Address | 404 Sarah Furnace Road |
| City, State ZIP | , Pennsylvania |
| Report ID | 2019077733 |
| Event Date | July 29, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Beams-unattached metal |
| Secondary Source | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332311 |
| Inspection # | 1420384 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.00000, -79.56000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was operating an overhead bridge crane to move steel beams. The employee placed a beam on the floor to be staged, then unhooked the clamp from the beam. When the hoist was raised, a hook from the clamp caught on the flange of the beam causing the beam to fall onto the employee. He sustained bilateral open femur fractures and a pelvis fracture.
Incident Summary
On July 29, 2019, a worker at Corle Building Systems in , Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.
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