RMG Erectors & Constructors, LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. - WILMINGTON, Delaware
| Employer | RMG Erectors & Constructors, LLC |
| Address | 1145 E 7th Street |
| City, State ZIP | WILMINGTON, Delaware 19801 |
| Report ID | 2020099247 |
| Event Date | September 29, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Bundles, bales |
| Secondary Source | Bundles, bales |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.73736, -75.53449 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was standing next to a bundle of purlins, guiding the telehandler operator to establish fork placement. As the forks were entering the top section of purlins, the top bundle slid down off the lower bundle, landing on the employee's right foot and trapping the employee. The purlins continued to fall, landing on the upper part of the right leg. The employee sustained a crushing injury, puncture to the right lower extremity, and a muscular injury.
Incident Summary
On September 29, 2020, a worker at RMG Erectors & Constructors, LLC in WILMINGTON, Delaware suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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