VAN AM TOOL & ENGINEERING, INC.
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker — Fractures — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
| Employer | VAN AM TOOL & ENGINEERING, INC. | Report ID | 2020087315 |
| Address | 5025 EASTON ROAD | City, State ZIP | SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64507 |
| Event Date | August 4, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Source of Injury | Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332710 | Inspection # | 1488110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.72000, -94.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading a coil that weighed 1,368 lbs. into the feeder for the press using a forklift. The coil was turned the wrong way, so the employee lowered the coil onto the ground so that it was standing up. The employee attempted to turn the coil manually so he could pick it back up with the forklift and in the process of turning it fell on the employee's left leg. The employee was hospitalized for a compound fracture of the left leg.
Incident Summary
On August 4, 2020, a worker at VAN AM TOOL & ENGINEERING, INC. in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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