Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TrueNorth Steel, 220 4th Street Northwest, HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57350
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was manufacturing a pipe for a culvert when the pipe rolled off the machine and knocked him into the wall. The employee sustained injuries to multiple body parts, including his hips, legs, and knees.
Hospitalized Multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c. Pipes, tubes metal
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