Fractures

Name: Fractures at Southwest electric
Start: 3/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032237 · 3/14/2016 · Southwest electric

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Southwest electric
Location: San antonio battery, MENTONE, TEXAS, 79754
NAICS: 423610
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Workers were testing the rotation on a motor when a shaft cover on the machine became dislodged and hit a nearby employee in the left lower leg. The resulting impact fractured the employee's tibia and fibula, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Source

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