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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015118588 · 11/13/2015 · Bilfinger Westcon, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and trunk
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
Source
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
Bilfinger Westcon, Inc.
Location
Mark West Liberty Mobley Processing Facility, SMITHFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA, 26437
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On November 13, 2015, at approximately 2:30 PM, an employee was working from an aerial lift and signaling a crane lifting a pipe. The crane was overloaded, tipped, and struck the aerial basket the employee was riding in. The employee was bounced out of the aerial lift. When the crane sat back down, the employee was bounced back in the aerial lift and back out again. The employee suffered a spinal fracture, broken ribs, and multiple facial fractures, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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