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BEN HUR STEEL WORX LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BEN HUR STEEL WORX LLC in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer BEN HUR STEEL WORX LLC Report ID 2023087224
Address 5319 Shreve Avenue City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63115
Event Date August 9, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Multiple leg locations, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1677478
GPS Coordinates 38.68000, -90.23000

Incident Narrative

A 5,000-pound steel beam was stacked on a rack. As the rigging was released and the crane pulled the chain away from the load, it swung and struck/caught the beam. The beam and rack then began to roll toward an employee. The beam fell from the rollers and struck the employee, resulting in a right leg amputation at the mid-calf and a left leg amputation above the knee. Another employee was also injured but was not hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2023, a worker at BEN HUR STEEL WORX LLC in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the multiple leg locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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