Fractures

Name: Fractures at HJC Farms, Inc,
Start: 2/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021996 · 2/22/2019 · HJC Farms, Inc,

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: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: HJC Farms, Inc,
Location: US 87 & FM 163, STERLING CITY, TEXAS, 76951
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a bucket truck picking up road signs along the side of the road at the end of the day. The employee was on the back of the truck strapping down the signs. When he stood up, he struck his head on the bottom of the bucket, lost his balance, and fell approximately four feet off the side of the truck to the ground breaking the lower left leg.

Source

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