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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20181010223 · 10/3/2018 · NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR OF KENTUCKY, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Structural metal materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR OF KENTUCKY, INC.
Location
4350 CLARKS RIVER ROAD, PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, 42002
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was holding an H frame while temporary welds were cut. The frame twisted after a weld was cut, and its edge caught the employee's glove and pulled the employee from the ladder. The employee fell onto a work flat, suffering a broken femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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