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Dislocation of joints

1 hospitalization · 2016076301 · 7/13/2016 · Mustang Machinery Company, LTD

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Dislocation of joints

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Dirt, earth
Secondary source
Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Mustang Machinery Company, LTD
Location
12800 Northwest Freeway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77040
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was inspecting a parked mobile excavator. Dirt in the bucket of the boom arm fell out and struck the employee's left leg dislocating the knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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