Essex Structural Steel Company, Inc.
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — CORTLAND, NEW YORK
| Employer | Essex Structural Steel Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2025054981 |
| Address | 607 Route 13 | City, State ZIP | CORTLAND, NEW YORK 13045 |
| Event Date | May 27, 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 | Bundles, bales |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332311 | Inspection # | 1823256 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.55000, -76.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a crane with a lifting device (no load), when the chain on the lifting device caught the dunnage and tipped a bundle of steel weighing approximately 4,300 lbs. onto the employee's legs. The employee was hospitalized with broken legs.
Incident Summary
On May 27, 2025, a worker at Essex Structural Steel Company, Inc. in CORTLAND, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the leg(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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