Fractures

Name: Fractures at Bush Hog, Inc.
Start: 1/31/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018011033 · 1/31/2018 · Bush Hog, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Machine platforms

Employer

Name: Bush Hog, Inc.
Location: 2501 Griffin AVE, SELMA, ALABAMA, 36701
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a shot blaster to clean parts. He mounted a platform on the shot blaster to remove a part from the machine. He then stepped back off the platform, lost his balance, and fell less than 48 inches to the floor, breaking his right hip.

Source

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