CRUCIBLE INDUSTRIES, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CRUCIBLE INDUSTRIES, LLC in SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
Employer CRUCIBLE INDUSTRIES, LLC Report ID 2022065096
Address 575 STATE FAIR BLVD. City, State ZIP SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13209
Event Date June 13, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.07000, -76.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a crane to load a die back onto a storage rack when a pin on the die caught another die on the rack causing a 3,500-pound die to fall onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a broken leg and arm.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2022, a worker at CRUCIBLE INDUSTRIES, LLC in SYRACUSE, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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