Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Department of Interior
Start: 8/16/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017087889 · 8/16/2017 · U.S. Department of Interior

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thoracic region
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling powered vehicle
Source: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: U.S. Department of Interior
Location: Section 24 Springs Section, SHERIDAN, MONTANA, 59749
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the track on a skid steer that was on a jack when the skid steer shifted and caused the jack to slip. The skid steer then fell on the employee, fracturing the T2 vertebra.

Source

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