OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221380736

GULF COAST DISMANTLING AND SALVAGE, INC.

SHARON, PA· 2021-08-02T00:00:00

Event: Broken, Broken Bone, Femur, Flying Object, Fracture, Hand, Leg, Metal, Struck Against, Struck By, Thigh, Torch, Torch cutting
NAICS: 423930
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345473367
Employer profile: GULF COAST DISMANTLING AND SALVAGE, INC.
Summary number: 221380736
Report ID: 0336000
Project type: D
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee fractures hand and femur when struck by flying meta

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on August 2, 2021, Employee #1 was torch cutting material when he was struck by a flying piece of metal approximately five feet in length. He sustained a broken right femur and a broken right hand and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 61 M

Event type
1

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