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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015042134 · 4/20/2015 · FERCO, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source
Beams-unattached metal

Employer

Name
FERCO, INC.
Location
1800 Kimball Rd., MANHATTAN, KANSAS, 66502
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working from a scissor lift performing connecting work when the steel beam that was supported by a crane struck the scissor lift knocking it over. The employee jumped or fell approximately 12 to 14 feet to the ground and then the scissor lift fell on top of him. The employee suffered two broken ankles and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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