Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Muth Lumber Company, Inc.
Start: 3/7/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032060 · 3/7/2016 · Muth Lumber Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Motors other than vehicle

Employer

Name: Muth Lumber Company, Inc.
Location: 1301 Adams Lane, IRONTON, OHIO, 45638
NAICS: 423310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On March 7, 2016, an employee was moving a motor weighing approximately 350 pounds when the motor broke the floor, creating a hole. The employee fell approximately 25 feet through the hole, dislocating the left shoulder, fracturing an elbow, breaking a hip, and possibly rupturing the kidney and spleen.

Source

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