Morgan Engineering Systems Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - ALLIANCE, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Morgan Engineering Systems Inc. in ALLIANCE, Ohio
Employer Morgan Engineering Systems Inc.
Address 1049 South Mahoning Avenue
City, State ZIP ALLIANCE, Ohio 44601
Report ID 2023098438
Event Date September 13, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 333923
Inspection # 1698192
GPS Coordinates 40.91116, -81.08679

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Incident Narrative

Employees were using a pendulum sledge to set a gear on a drum that was suspended by straps from a forklift. The straps shifted, causing the drum to fall onto an employee's leg and fracture their femur.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2023, a worker at Morgan Engineering Systems Inc. in ALLIANCE, Ohio suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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