Atlas Tube (Arkansas) Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures - BLYTHEVILLE, Arkansas
| Employer | Atlas Tube (Arkansas) Inc. |
| Address | 6651 E. County Highway 137 |
| City, State ZIP | BLYTHEVILLE, Arkansas 72315 |
| Report ID | 20201111210 |
| Event Date | November 29, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Bundles, bales |
| Secondary Source | Bundles, bales |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.90000, -89.90000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using a crane to unload two bundles of 8" square tubing that was 20 ft. long from a flatbed semi-trailer onto the floor. As the employee lowered the square tubing bundles onto two round pipe bundles, the top bundle of round pipe became unstable and fell over, striking him in the knee area of the right leg and knocking him over and under the trailer. The employee sustained a fracture of the right tibial plateau.
Incident Summary
On November 29, 2020, a worker at Atlas Tube (Arkansas) Inc. in BLYTHEVILLE, Arkansas suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). 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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