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Northstar Steel & Aluminum, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Northstar Steel & Aluminum, Inc. in MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Northstar Steel & Aluminum, Inc. Report ID 2021119719
Address 205 Bouchard Street, P.O. Box 4886 City, State ZIP MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03108
Event Date November 10, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # 1564712
GPS Coordinates 42.93000, -71.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving steel plates from a rack to a pallet for shipping. A set of three steel plates came unclamped from the overhead crane and crushed the employee's foot, resulting in multiple fractures and lacerations.

Incident Summary

On November 10, 2021, a worker at Northstar Steel & Aluminum, Inc. in MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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