Fractures

Name: Fractures at Superior Marine Ways, Inc.
Start: 9/29/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016099196 · 9/29/2016 · Superior Marine Ways, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Skull
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Transmission-vehicle
Secondary source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: Superior Marine Ways, Inc.
Location: 5852 County Road 1, SOUTH POINT, OHIO, 45680
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 29, 2016, an employee was helping to install a torque (transmission) on a large bulldozer using chain hoists when one of the hoists gave way, allowing the transmission to come down and strike the employee's head and face. The employee suffered forehead lacerations, facial trauma, and a skull fracture.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown