Fractures

Name: Fractures at Pumpco, Inc.
Start: 1/26/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010758 · 1/26/2016 · Pumpco, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Barbed-wire fences
Secondary source: Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name: Pumpco, Inc.
Location: Bacacita Farm Rd, ABILENE, TEXAS, 79601
NAICS: 237120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While a backhoe was pulling dirt into a hole, it caught the wire on a nearby barbed wired fence. The backhoe pulled the wire out, causing it to strike and break the leg of a nearby employee.

Source

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