ARMSTRONG STEEL ERECTORS, INC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — COLUMBUS, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ARMSTRONG STEEL ERECTORS, INC. in COLUMBUS, Ohio
Employer ARMSTRONG STEEL ERECTORS, INC.
Address Trabue Road
City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, Ohio 43228
Report ID 2020065322
Event Date June 8, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Angle irons
Secondary Source Girders, beams, structural steel
Industry (NAICS) 237310
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -83.11000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to install a piece of steel angle iron when it fell from the top flange of a beam, striking the employee and causing a shoulder injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 8, 2020, a worker at ARMSTRONG STEEL ERECTORS, INC. in COLUMBUS, Ohio suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with angle irons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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