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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015097202 · 9/30/2015 · VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Skull
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC.
Location
801 N. XANTHUS AVE., TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74110
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an overhead crane to move a 1100-pound steel structure from saw horses onto the floor. While moving the structure, the load shifted and hit the employee on the head. He fell backward and hit his head on the concrete floor. He was hospitalized with a skull fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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