Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Colorado River Constructors
Start: 6/14/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065846 · 6/14/2018 · Colorado River Constructors

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Source: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c

Employer

Name: Colorado River Constructors
Location: Hwy 71 WB exit for 183 SB, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78744
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a rough terrain forklift to repair a metal guardrail along the highway when the forklift drove off a 6-foot ledge and rolled over. The employee suffered dislocated vertebrae, a fractured left eye socket, lacerations, and contusions.

Source

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