COLUMBUS, OHIO—
Atlas Industrial Contractors, LLC
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Atlas Industrial Contractors, LLC, 1800 Watkins Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43207 on — Crushing injuries, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On 06/29/2017, an employee was attempting to move an old guide roller from a saddle to a forklift. The roller did not have enough momentum to roll onto the forklift and rolled back onto the saddle, catching and crushing the employee's left leg between it and another roller. He was hospitalized.
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An employee was using a crane to unload a nail jack from a truck when the crane shifted and caught the employee's right index finger, partially amputating it.
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An employee was removing a sheet of oriented strand board from the floor when he fell 5 feet through a floor hole to an HVAC duct below. He suffered a collapsed lung, two broken ribs, and a broken arm.
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An employee was spraying water onto scrap steel that had spilled out of a furnace and had been cut into pieces using an oxygen lance. A steam explosion occurred, causing a second degree steam burn to his face and hands. He was hospitalized.
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