Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — MADILL, Oklahoma
| Employer | Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., Inc. |
| Address | 1042 S. 1st Street |
| City, State ZIP | MADILL, Oklahoma 73446 |
| Report ID | 2021108681 |
| Event Date | October 8, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332618 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.08575, -96.76986 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was cutting weld tacks on a wire drawing machine's motor hood. After the last weld tack was cut, the hood fell on the employee's right arm and broke it.
Incident Summary
On October 8, 2021, a worker at Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., Inc. in MADILL, Oklahoma suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.
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