Canam Steel Corporation

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures - JACKSONVILLE, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Canam Steel Corporation in JACKSONVILLE, Florida
Employer Canam Steel Corporation
Address 140 S ELLIS ROAD
City, State ZIP JACKSONVILLE, Florida 32254
Report ID 2021119671
Event Date November 8, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Secondary Source Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332312
GPS Coordinates 30.32317, -81.74456

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Incident Narrative

On November 8, 2021, an employee had finished dipping a bundle of steel joists in a paint tank and had set it to dry on top of a stack of bundles using a 10-ton overhead crane. While the employee was walking to get the overhead crane's hook to move the next bundle, the bundle he had just moved fell, causing him to become caught between the bundle and the paint tank. The employee suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 8, 2021, a worker at Canam Steel Corporation in JACKSONVILLE, Florida suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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