Erie Strayer Company

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Erie Strayer Company in ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Erie Strayer Company Report ID 20191010783
Address 1851 Rudolph Avenue City, State ZIP ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA 16502
Event Date October 15, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Overhead hoists, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333120 Inspection # 1438531
GPS Coordinates 42.10000, -80.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a hoist to move steel I-beams and set up an area. As he was moving an I-beam, it bumped into another I-beam and caused it to fall over. The falling I-beam landed on the employee's left leg, breaking it. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On October 15, 2019, a worker at Erie Strayer Company in ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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