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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221408685

MD METALS INC.

Event
Beam, Crane, Crushed, Fracture, Steel Beam
NAICS
423510
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345621734
Employer profile
MD METALS INC.
Summary number
221408685
Report ID
0521700

Event description

Employee fractures thumb while lowering beam

Investigation abstract

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on November 3, 2021, an employee lowered the beam to the ground while operating a crane. While lowering a beam, the employee placed his hand in between the ring that holds the weighing machine and the hook which resulted in a fractured right-hand thumb. The employee was hospitalized for these injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    7013

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