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Worthington Enterprises

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds — WESTERVILLE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Worthington Enterprises in WESTERVILLE, OHIO
Employer Worthington Enterprises Report ID 2024087562
Address 333 Maxtown Road City, State ZIP WESTERVILLE, OHIO 43082
Event Date August 16, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Panels, sheets, plates metal
Secondary Source Conveyors unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332420 Inspection # 1770470
GPS Coordinates 40.14000, -82.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding sets of steel blanks into a machine to manufacture propane tanks. A set of 90 steel blanks were set on a conveyor using a forklift. The employee was manually rotating this set of blanks when the blanks fell on his leg. The employee was hospitalized with an ankle fracture and leg lacerations.

Incident Summary

On August 16, 2024, a worker at Worthington Enterprises in WESTERVILLE, OHIO suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with panels, sheets, plates metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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