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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015031235 · 3/17/2015 · Capital Fence Co., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source
Fences, fence panels, gates, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Capital Fence Co., Inc.
Location
68 N Ellicott Creek Road, AMHERST, NEW YORK, 14228
NAICS
332323
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Four employees were moving a large galvanized steel gate from inside the shop to the outside. One employee went and moved a cart with an auger out of the way. The cart had been sitting on a 1-foot-wide by 6-feet-long piece of chain link mesh, which became elevated off the ground after the cart was moved. The employee tripped over the piece of chain link mesh, falling and breaking the fibula and tibia bones in his leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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