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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015031596 · 3/30/2015 · KS ENERGY SERVICES, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source
Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations

Employer

Name
KS ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
Location
Swan Blvd & Watertown Plank Road, WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN, 53226
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing duct in a trench box. Because the trench was in an incline, the road plate shifted towards the box and pinched the worker's right forearm, causing it to break.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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