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Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc. in CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc. Report ID 2021021747
Address 30 Curry Avenue City, State ZIP CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 15317
Event Date February 25, 2021 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 Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 335311 Inspection # 1516930
GPS Coordinates 40.26000, -80.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a steel coil that was 4.5" in width and weighed 1,340 lbs. from where it was being stored to the machine using an overhead crane. As the employee was attempting to roll the steel coil out from where it was stored to attach it to the crane, it started to become off balance and tipped over, landing on the employee's legs. The employee was trapped under the steel coil and sustained a broken tibia and fibula that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2021, a worker at Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc. in CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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