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Sippel Steel Fabrication

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sippel Steel Fabrication in AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Sippel Steel Fabrication Report ID 2020098730
Address 21 Century Drive City, State ZIP AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA 15003
Event Date September 14, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1493023
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -80.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning up shot from under a steel plate that was being held up by a forklift. The plate fell onto the employee, breaking the employee's leg.

Incident Summary

On September 14, 2020, a worker at Sippel Steel Fabrication in AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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