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Fractures and dislocations

1 hospitalization · 2016010470 · 1/18/2016 · J.W. Didado Electric LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name
J.W. Didado Electric LLC
Location
436 State Route 33, MANALAPAN, NEW JERSEY, 07726
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a utility pole using an auger. The auger jammed and when the employee released the jam, the auger struck the employee in the right leg breaking the tibia and fibula and dislocating the right ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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