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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016098754 · 9/15/2016 · Elite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Scaffolds-self-supporting staging

Employer

Name
Elite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC
Location
7700 SW 29TH Street, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73179
NAICS
336212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting rivets on the nose of a trailer while working from a platform. The work platform is approximately 36 inches wide, 6 feet long, 36 inches off the ground, with two steps to access. He was stepping down from the platform when he lost his balance and fell backwards, breaking his legs between the ankle and knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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