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Metal Finishing Equipment & Supply Company Co., Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — SUFFIELD, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Metal Finishing Equipment & Supply Company Co., Inc. in SUFFIELD, CONNECTICUT
Employer Metal Finishing Equipment & Supply Company Co., Inc. Report ID 2021075899
Address 19 Kenny Roberts Memorial Drive City, State ZIP SUFFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06078
Event Date July 19, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified
Secondary Source Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 333518 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.96000, -72.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee had a long screw auger set on pipe stands approximately 4 feet from the ground. One of the pipe stands tipped as he was adjusting the auger, causing the auger to fall onto his foot and fracture it.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2021, a worker at Metal Finishing Equipment & Supply Company Co., Inc. in SUFFIELD, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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