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FL Smidth

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — FRAZIERS BOTTOM, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FL Smidth in FRAZIERS BOTTOM, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer FL Smidth Report ID 2021087002
Address 16002 Winfield Rd City, State ZIP FRAZIERS BOTTOM, WEST VIRGINIA 25082
Event Date August 17, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333519 Inspection # 1549063
GPS Coordinates 38.57000, -81.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up a vertical mill when it started. It began to turn and threw the employee out. The employee's left leg struck a table, and the employee's tibia was broken.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2021, a worker at FL Smidth in FRAZIERS BOTTOM, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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