Fractures

Name: Fractures at WALDINGER CORPORATION
Start: 1/19/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010502 · 1/19/2016 · WALDINGER CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Jaw, chin
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
Source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name: WALDINGER CORPORATION
Location: SW LOWER LAKE RD AND PACKERS AVE, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64504
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a scissor lift to gain access to suspended piping. The scissor lift controls failed allowing the lift to continue to elevate. The employee's head struck the suspended piping resulting in a fractured jaw.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown