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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016043463 · 4/26/2016 · Linde-Griffith Construction Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Secondary source
High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name
Linde-Griffith Construction Company
Location
10 & Ocean Avenue, BELMAR, NEW JERSEY, 07719
NAICS
237990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to lower metal sheets into place for ground stability when the wind caught one of the sheets, causing it to strike the employee's leg. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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