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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018099136 · 9/4/2018 · Wallace and Ferguson General Contractor, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name
Wallace and Ferguson General Contractor, Inc.
Location
Cherry Tree Road, GURLEY, ALABAMA, 35748
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pulling back the rods of a boring machine when the rods became bound. Once they became loose, the bore rods flipped over and a bore head struck the employee's right leg, breaking bones.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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