Fractures

Name: Fractures at Colorado River Constructors
Start: 1/31/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019011161 · 1/31/2019 · Colorado River Constructors

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Bricks, blocks, structural stone, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Bricks, blocks, structural stone, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Colorado River Constructors
Location: 183 South and Highway 71, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78774
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to correct a rubber seal that had flipped upside down when a concrete panel shifted and crushed the employee's leg between it and another concrete panel. The employee suffered a left femur fracture and left knee laceration.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown