Permalok Corporation

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — FERGUSON, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Permalok Corporation in FERGUSON, MISSOURI
Employer Permalok Corporation Report ID 2021086581
Address 472 Paul Avenue City, State ZIP FERGUSON, MISSOURI 63135
Event Date August 5, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 486990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.73000, -90.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving an aerial lift over a gantry crane track using an overhead crane. The employee was standing between a 74-inch steel pipe and the boom of the aerial lift when the final wheel of the lift cleared the gantry track and the boom swung over and pushed the employee into the pipe, resulting in fractured ribs and contusions on the left lung.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2021, a worker at Permalok Corporation in FERGUSON, MISSOURI suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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