Fractures

Name: Fractures at Virginia Wrecking Company, Inc.
Start: 3/25/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015030610 · 3/25/2015 · Virginia Wrecking Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Metal pipes, tubing

Employer

Name: Virginia Wrecking Company, Inc.
Location: Escambia County Utility Authority, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32507
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a scissor lift cutting a metal water pipe (15-feet long) with a torch. When the pipe was completely cut, it hit the scissor lift and caused the lift to fall 15 feet to the ground. The employee broke his arm and pelvis and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown