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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017053927 · 5/1/2017 · Eldridge Electric Co.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name
Eldridge Electric Co.
Location
5202 Surewood Way, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, 76901
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a sledgehammer to nail a stake into the ground. When he swung the hammer, it missed the stake and struck his hand, breaking it and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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