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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015075281 · 7/30/2015 · Noonan True Value

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Trenchers
Secondary source
Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.

Employer

Name
Noonan True Value
Location
3031 South Koke Mill Road, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62711
NAICS
444130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had used 2x4 to chock a trencher wheel. While working on the trencher, the wheel slid and caused the trencher to fall on the employee's arm, breaking the right humerus and requiring surgery and overnight hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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