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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20171111074 · 11/17/2017 · Machine Technology & Field Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Jump from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
Source
Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name
Machine Technology & Field Service
Location
Speedway Gas Station, NORTH LIMA, OHIO, 44452
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a concrete drill rig when the fast-acting auger valve was activated, causing the rig to push downward into the earth and tip over. The employee jumped from the tipping drill rig and suffered cracked vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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