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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016054070 · 5/11/2016 · Gulf Winds Wind Farm

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Kneeling, kneeling down-repetitive or prolonged
Source
Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

Employer

Name
Gulf Winds Wind Farm
Location
Armstrong ranch, ARMSTRONG, TEXAS, 78338
NAICS
221115
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was kneeling down in front of a control cabinet for approximately 20 minutes installing and rewiring a relay device. The employee could not get up. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured femur at the hip joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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