CLEVELAND, OHIO—
Enprotech Industrial Technologies LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Enprotech Industrial Technologies LLC, 4259 East 49th Street, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44125 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On 1/4/2018, an employee was securing a part on a flatbed tractor trailer when the employee fell while descending the truck, breaking ribs and an arm, requiring hospitalization. A ladder was not used at the time of the incident.
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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS—
Enprotech Industrial Technologies LLC
An employee was standing on a step ladder and operating a hydraulic jack. The jack began shifting, causing the ladder to tip to the left. The employee caught himself as he was stepping down from the third rung of the ladder. When he stepped to the floor, his left foot rolled and twisted under his body weight, resulting in fractures to his tibia and fibula above the ankle.
CLEVELAND, OHIO—
Enprotech Industrial Technologies, LLC
An employee was welding nuts onto studs when his foot slipped and was caught between the platform he was welding on and a piece of equipment. He broke his leg.
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