OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221411192

TRI-STATE MACHINE, INC.

WHEELING, WV· 2021-10-28T00:00:00

Event: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chain, Falling Object, Jib Crane, Metal, Sling, Slip, Steel Plate, Struck By
NAICS: 332710
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345637599
Employer profile: TRI-STATE MACHINE, INC.
Summary number: 221411192
Report ID: 0316400

Event description

Employee fractures ankle when struck by metal plate

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 a.m. on October 28, 2021, an employee was using a jib crane with a chain sling attachment to lift a welded plate. The chain sling was wrapped around the plate and, as it was being lifted, a 3-inch piece that had been tack welded broke off causing the apron to slip from the chain and fall. The apron struck the employee causing a fractured left ankle that required hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
783

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