Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221360894

HOLZ RUBBER CO., INC.

Event
Fracture, Leg, Mold, Slip, Slippery Surface, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS
326299
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345347843
Employer profile
HOLZ RUBBER CO., INC.
Summary number
221360894
Report ID
0950624

Event description

Employee fractures leg after slipping while prying mold from

Investigation abstract

At 11:10 p.m. on May 24, 2021, Employee #1 was attempting to remove a mold from a transfer pot using a standard pry bar. While putting his full weight on the bar, it slipped, causing him to fall and strike his legs against the lower crossbar frame of the steel table holding the mold. Employee #1 sustained a fracture to the left leg in two places and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Event type
    4
    Occupation code
    758

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