KREBS, OKLAHOMA—
Yaffe Scrap Metal Recycling, INC.
Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Yaffe Scrap Metal Recycling, INC., 4903 East US Highway 270, KREBS, OKLAHOMA 74554 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking between the maintenance shop and the nonferrous area. At the same time, a forklift was pushing a scrap steel beam that was on the ground alongside a storage can. The beam moved out of position and struck the employee's right leg. The employee sustained a fractured leg, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
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