Fractures

Name: Fractures at West Street Truck Repair, Inc.
Start: 12/19/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161211773 · 12/19/2016 · West Street Truck Repair, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Trailers
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: West Street Truck Repair, Inc.
Location: 411 West Street, WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS, 02379
NAICS: 811111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A trailer sub-frame assembly was sitting on three jack stands and an employee was using two bottle jacks to raise the axles so he could install the wheels. The trailer became unstable and shifted, causing the assembly to fall on and break the employee's femur.

Source

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