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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015010896 · 1/28/2015 · H & H Plumbing and Utility, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Backhoes, trackhoes
Secondary source
Dirt, earth

Employer

Name
H & H Plumbing and Utility, Inc.
Location
1101 W. I-35 Frontage Rd., EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, 73025
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Worker was hit on the left forearm by a backhoe's bucket while he was standing in a 3 feet deep trench parallel to another trench approximately 4 feet away. The backhoe was approximately 8 feet away from the injured worker. The dirt in the trench where the backhoe was located gave out and caused the backhoe to swing and hit the employee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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