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Lehigh Specialty Melting, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lehigh Specialty Melting, Inc. in LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Lehigh Specialty Melting, Inc. Report ID 2019077830
Address 107 Gertrude Street City, State ZIP LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA 15650
Event Date July 31, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # 1420433
GPS Coordinates 40.30000, -79.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rigging up a mold to an overhead crane. He fell into the mold storage pit, landing 7 feet below, losing consciousness, and suffering a broken rib. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2019, a worker at Lehigh Specialty Melting, Inc. in LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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