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KANSAS CITY STRUCTURAL STEEL INC

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Crushing injuries — KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KANSAS CITY STRUCTURAL STEEL INC in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Employer KANSAS CITY STRUCTURAL STEEL INC Report ID 2023010729
Address 3801 RAYTOWN ROAD City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64129
Event Date January 23, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1645750
GPS Coordinates 39.05000, -94.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trapped under collapsed steel I-beams, which crushed both the employee's legs and one arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 23, 2023, a worker at KANSAS CITY STRUCTURAL STEEL INC in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered crushing injuries to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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