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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017054427 · 5/16/2017 · Walbridge Equipment Installation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple leg locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source
High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name
Walbridge Equipment Installation
Location
11613 N. I-27 exit 12, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79403
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to weld on a small building frame and had removed the strap securing it when a gust of wind blew the frame over. The frame then struck him on the right knee and the back of his head. He suffered right leg fractures above and below the knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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