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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015010204 · 1/21/2015 · HEETER CONSTRUCTION INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source
Ropes, ties, chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
HEETER CONSTRUCTION INC.
Location
Bluestone Dam, HINTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25951
NAICS
236210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 21, 2015, a tag line became entangled around an A-frame metal beam weighing approximately 1400 lb., causing the beam to fall against the leg(s) of a worker. The worker suffered fractures of the right lower leg and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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