Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures - CANONSBURG, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc. |
| Address | 30 Curry Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | CANONSBURG, Pennsylvania 15317 |
| Report ID | 2021021747 |
| 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 | 40.26884, -80.17054 |
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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.
Context
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