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Libertas Copper, LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Libertas Copper, LLC in LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Libertas Copper, LLC Report ID 2021108940
Address 100 Washington Street City, State ZIP LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 15056
Event Date October 17, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Secondary Source Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 331421 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -80.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attaching a C-hook to a smaller scale hook attached to an overhead crane. The C-hook was resting on top of a coil. The smaller scale hook was not fitting into the C-hook and the C-hook slid off of the coil, striking the employee's left shin and causing a laceration.

Incident Summary

On October 17, 2021, a worker at Libertas Copper, LLC in LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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