Fractures

Name: Fractures at C&L CONTRACTING, INC.
Start: 7/31/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017077133 · 7/31/2017 · C&L CONTRACTING, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Hoses
Secondary source: Air compressors

Employer

Name: C&L CONTRACTING, INC.
Location: 1 Clough Ave, SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, 54880
NAICS: 238320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was starting the main compressor and checking it to see if it was operating correctly. The main airline supply hose, which comes from the air dryer to the sandblasting pot, came off and struck the employee in the lower right leg, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.

Source

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