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Mid American Elevator Company Inc.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mid American Elevator Company Inc. in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer Mid American Elevator Company Inc. Report ID 20211210422
Address Navy Metro Station, 55 M Street SE City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20003
Event Date December 4, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238290 Inspection # 1567814
GPS Coordinates 38.87000, -77.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving material down an escalator using a lift and winch. The lift kept moving past the safety stop and struck the employee's leg, breaking the tibia.

Incident Summary

On December 4, 2021, a worker at Mid American Elevator Company Inc. in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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