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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017010366 · 1/12/2017 · Wiggins, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Delivery truck or van

Employer

Name
Wiggins, Inc.
Location
1301 SE 8th St, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72712
NAICS
561499
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and coworker were unloading an electrical cabinet from a box truck when the lift gate jerked, causing the electrical cabinet to shift. The employee lost control of the cabinet and jumped off the lift gate. When he landed he fractured his left femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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