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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20171211773 · 12/12/2017 · Jayhawk Pipeline, L.L.C.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Jayhawk Pipeline, L.L.C.
Location
Hollow Station, BUHLER, KANSAS, 67522
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to remove an abandoned 20-foot section of 10" pipe from a trench. When the pipe was free from the trench, it swung around and hit the employee's lower leg, breaking it and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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