Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Open wounds, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at EFFORT FOUNDRY, INC., 6980 CHRISPHALT DRIVE, BATH, PENNSYLVANIA 18014
on — Open wounds, unspecified, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee placed a casting on a table. The casting slid off the table and onto the employee's foot resulting in an injury that required stitches.
An employee was unloading metal from two drums on a pallet. The employee removed the lid from the second drum and the drum fell over onto his ankle. The employee sustained a fractured ankle.
An employee was working with team members on the pouring line, casting a sand mold. Molten metal entered the employee's personal protection suit and severely burned his left leg, calf, and ankle.
An employee was using an overhead crane, attempting to lift a weight off a mold, when the hook became caught as he was pushing the up button on the crane. The hook then snapped free and struck the employee's face, crushing it. He was hospitalized.
An employee was moving a piece of an I-beam for welding when it rolled off the cribbing. The employee went to catch it when it fell and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to disassemble large reels used to store steel wire when a 264-pound flange from the reel fell over onto the employee's left leg. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their leg and ligament injuries to the lower leg.
The injured employee was putting away materials on the warehouse floor as a co-worker was pushing a pallet onto a nearby shelf. The pallet knocked another pallet forward, causing it to fall onto the injured employee's shoulders. The employee suffered fractures in their right and left knees and ankles.
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