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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015063960 · 6/22/2015 · GOLD MECHANICAL

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Jaw, chin
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Pressurized air-blast

Employer

Name
GOLD MECHANICAL
Location
BASS PRO - ADDITION, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65807
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On a worksite managed by Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, an employee of Concrete Coring Company of St. Louis, was drilling a hole in bedrock using a core drill. Employees of Gold Mechanical, a plumbing contractor on the worksite, were conducting a live test of piping using pneumatic air. The injured employee was working adjacent to a pipe included in the live test. A cap from the pipe was propelled at a high velocity by the pneumatic air and struck the injured employee in the face and fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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