OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221416647

VALLEY JOIST, LLC

FERNLEY, NV· 2021-09-17T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Caught Between, Driving, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Foot, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Lumber, Manual Mat Handling, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Spotter, Stair, Step, Struck By, Unsafe Position, Walking Surface, Welder, Work Surface
NAICS: 332312
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345547004
Employer profile: VALLEY JOIST, LLC
Summary number: 221416647
Report ID: 0953210

Event description

Employee struck by lumber breaks leg when caught in stairs

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 p.m. on September 17, 2021, an employee working as a welder for a structural components manufacturer was spotting a powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was clearing a jam in the lumber while a coworker placed the lumber on a rack using a PIV. The coworker moved forward striking the employee with a stack of 10-foot-long lumber. The employee fell to the ground, catching his left foot between the stair steps. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken lower left leg.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 53 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
783

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