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Keidel Supply

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — CINCINNATI, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Keidel Supply in CINCINNATI, OHIO
Employer Keidel Supply Report ID 2023098467
Address 1150 Tennessee Avenue City, State ZIP CINCINNATI, OHIO 45229
Event Date September 13, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Furnaces, heaters
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423720 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.16000, -84.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a pallet of heaters from a truck. The heaters fell on top of the employee, breaking their tibia.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2023, a worker at Keidel Supply in CINCINNATI, OHIO suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with furnaces, heaters identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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