Emery Sapp & Sons
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. - Fractures - FORT SMITH, Arkansas
| Employer | Emery Sapp & Sons |
| Address | 6455 Grand Ave, GPS Coordinates: 35.38549N 94.35950W |
| City, State ZIP | FORT SMITH, Arkansas 72903 |
| Report ID | 2024087600 |
| Event Date | August 18, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Vehicle trailers, trailing units |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.38492, -94.36216 |
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Incident Narrative
On August 18, 2024, at 7:30 PM, an employee loaded a milling machine onto a lowboy trailer. While raising the lowboy deck, the welds broke on the trailer and the trailer dropped to the ground, landing on the employee's right foot. The employee's foot was crushed and multiple bones were broken.
Incident Summary
On August 18, 2024, a worker at Emery Sapp & Sons in FORT SMITH, Arkansas suffered fractures to the foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with vehicle trailers, trailing units identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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