Fractures

Name: Fractures at STEPHENS & SMITH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Start: 9/27/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018099994 · 9/27/2018 · STEPHENS & SMITH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Pumps

Employer

Name: STEPHENS & SMITH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Location: 5711 S. 60th St., OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68117
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were pumping concrete into a 6-foot wall. The pump was plugged, then surged, causing concrete to spray out of it in force and the hose to whip. One of the employees was struck by the hose and knocked off the wall to the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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