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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20181212726 · 12/11/2018 · Frontier Cooperative Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source
Wrenches-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Frontier Cooperative Company
Location
24072 310th Ave., COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, 68601
NAICS
493130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While an employee was replacing a valve using a plumber's wrench, the wrench slipped from his hands, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall onto his knee from a step approximately 12-18 inches high. The employee's lower leg was broken.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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