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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016099128 · 9/27/2016 · Martar Construction Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Pile drivers, tamping machinery

Employer

Name
Martar Construction Company, Inc.
Location
2095 E. Lake Washington Rd., GLEN ALLAN, MISSISSIPPI, 38744
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees building a lake deck were using a mechanical pile driver to drive piling into a lake bed. The rope broke as the hammer was being raised, and the hammer fell and struck one of the employees. The employee suffered facial trauma, a broken left shoulder, and a left arm laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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