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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015096584 · 9/9/2015 · Mitchell Crane

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
Mitchell Crane
Location
10600 Wallisville Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77013
NAICS
333999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a crane motor. As the motor started, it backfired through the exhaust where the employee was standing. He jumped from the crane chassis to the floor (approximately 4 feet) and fractured his left knee. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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