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SOUTHERN OHIO FABRICATORS,INC DBA SOFCO ERECTORS

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SOUTHERN OHIO FABRICATORS,INC DBA SOFCO ERECTORS in WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
Employer SOUTHERN OHIO FABRICATORS,INC DBA SOFCO ERECTORS Report ID 2021031845
Address 6400 State Route 29 City, State ZIP WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO 43162
Event Date March 1, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Structural metal materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1518594
GPS Coordinates 39.94000, -83.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking up a second bar joist to some rigging when the top bar-joist came loose and struck the employee, resulting in a lower right leg fracture, a cranial laceration, fractured ribs, and a C-2 fracture.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2021, a worker at SOUTHERN OHIO FABRICATORS,INC DBA SOFCO ERECTORS in WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with structural metal materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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