Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Young Contracting, L.L.C.
Start: 2/7/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021394 · 2/7/2019 · Young Contracting, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Young Contracting, L.L.C.
Location: 5404 East 1890 Road, WAURIKA, OKLAHOMA, 73573
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A crew was using a crane to lift a section of sheet piling with a chain and clamp lifting device. While the injured employee was guiding the load with a guide line, the clamp malfunctioned and released the load. The sheet pile fell to the ground and over striking the injured employee causing him to fall to the ground resulting in a dislocated hip, a laceration to the eye, and a fractured jaw bone.

Source

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