Sabel Steel Service, Inc.
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Sabel Steel Service, Inc. | Report ID | 2025011001 |
| Address | 2809 North Flannery Road | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70814 |
| Event Date | January 31, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Clamps, couplings |
| Secondary Source | Panels, sheets, plates metal | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.47000, -91.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was burning half-inch steel plates. He set a plate on its side to burn and turned around, at which point a dog clamp on the plate came loose and fell on the back of his left leg. The leg was broken.
Incident Summary
On January 31, 2025, a worker at Sabel Steel Service, Inc. in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the leg(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with clamps, couplings identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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