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