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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016043369 · 4/22/2016 · Total Excavating, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Excavating machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Total Excavating, LLC
Location
Promise Blvd & Heritage Blvd, HUDSON, WISCONSIN, 54016
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 22, 2016, an employee was backing up in the trench while directing an excavator operator to come back with the bucket when he was crushed between the excavator bucket and a water main behind him. He suffered cracked ribs and contusions to the left side of his chest.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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