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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015010168 · 1/7/2015 · The Red Land Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hip(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source
Ground, unspecified
Secondary source
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)

Employer

Name
The Red Land Company
Location
97450 Overseas Hwy, KEY LARGO, FLORIDA, 33037
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On or about 1/7/2015 at 12:00 PM, employee working on a construction site was using a metal rebar to repair a broken hinge on another company's truck that was on site delivering soil material. Employee was standing at ground level while attempting to bend the rebar. The metal rebar broke, resulting in the employee falling to the ground. Employee sustained fractures to his right hip; he was hospitalized and had emergency surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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