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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018076732 · 7/5/2018 · SJ&L General Contractor, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Graders, scrapers-construction

Employer

Name
SJ&L General Contractor, LLC
Location
New Madison Ball Park, MADISON, ALABAMA, 35758
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing a cylinder on the steering column of a motor grader while standing on the raised blade. He hit the lever rod that controls the blade with his hands or arm, causing the blade to rotate and pinch his left leg between the grader and the step. His left leg broke.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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