Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AZZ Galvanizing Services , 1461 Kin Ark Ct. , SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63132
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
On 7/7/15, an employee helped a coworker load a flatbed truck. The load already on the truck shifted, and the stacked material dislodged. The galvanized material fell and struck the employee's hard hat and his ribs. He was hospitalized for observation and testing.
HospitalizedHead and trunkStructural metal materials, unspecified
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