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Virginia-Carolina Steel Inc

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Cuts, lacerations — HAMPTON, VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Virginia-Carolina Steel Inc in HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
Employer Virginia-Carolina Steel Inc Report ID 2021032514
Address Langley Air Force Base, Hanger 372 City, State ZIP HAMPTON, VIRGINIA 23665
Event Date March 24, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1521870
GPS Coordinates 37.08000, -76.36000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was on a step ladder adjusting an open-web bar joist in the overhead of a hanger bay. The joist slipped and as the employee grabbed the joist, it lacerated the palm of the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 24, 2021, a worker at Virginia-Carolina Steel Inc in HAMPTON, VIRGINIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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