Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221436116

WCW INC

Event
Arm, Forearm, Fracture, Metal Pipe, Sling, Struck By
NAICS
238190
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345774210
Employer profile
WCW INC
Summary number
221436116
Report ID
0950633

Event description

Employee is struck by metal pipe and receives arm fracture

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 p.m. on January 12, 2022, an employee used a forklift to place a large metal pipe onto a welding table. The employee removed the sling from the pipe and started to walk away when the pipe struck the employee and fractured their right forearm. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted for treatment.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    587

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