Fractures

Name: Fractures at Akela Contracting LLC
Start: 10/27/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161011144 · 10/27/2016 · Akela Contracting LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: Akela Contracting LLC
Location: 250 South Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10002
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee climbed onto a flatbed truck to unhook equipment. As the employee unhooked the load, the chain binder's lever suddenly released, allowing the chain to fall and hit the employee's right leg, fracturing two bones.

Source

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