Orizon Aero Structures
Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — CHANUTE, KANSAS
| Employer | Orizon Aero Structures | Report ID | 20201211354 |
| Address | 2522 W. 21st Street | City, State ZIP | CHANUTE, KANSAS 66720 |
| Event Date | December 3, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Thigh(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336411 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.65000, -95.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pressing a bushing into an aircraft part using a rod bushing setting tool and a 5-ton arbor press mounted to a table. While the employee was pulling down the lever on the arbor press to seat the bushing into the aircraft part, the rod tool snapped, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall on his left knee. He suffered a broken left femur.
Incident Summary
On December 3, 2020, a worker at Orizon Aero Structures in CHANUTE, KANSAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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