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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015010266 · 1/8/2015 · E-J Electric Installation Co

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
Source
Utility and telephone poles
Secondary source
Derricks and related equipment

Employer

Name
E-J Electric Installation Co
Location
31-24 Farrington Street, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11354
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee used a derrick with a tong to unload a utility pole out of a storage area on the ground. The pole rolled onto the employee's leg as he tried to reorient the tong. The left fibula was broken.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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