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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017043368 · 4/13/2017 · U.S. Geological Survey of Alabama

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to slipping
Source
Rivers, streams

Employer

Name
U.S. Geological Survey of Alabama
Location
205 Hackberry Lane, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35401
NAICS
924120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking down a stream bed to access the riverbank and test the water flow when he slipped and fell, hitting his right knee on the bedrock bank and breaking his kneecap.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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