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OHIO METAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Crushing injuries — HEBRON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at OHIO METAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in HEBRON, OHIO
Employer OHIO METAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Report ID 20221110390
Address 470 JOHN ALFORD PARKWAY City, State ZIP HEBRON, OHIO 43025
Event Date November 29, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.97000, -82.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was offloading bundles of steel from a truck when the banding on the bundles near the bottom of the stack broke open. The stack shifted toward the employee and the bundle at the top of the stack fell, crushing their right leg.

Incident Summary

On November 29, 2022, a worker at OHIO METAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in HEBRON, OHIO suffered crushing injuries to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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