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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2019043515 · 4/4/2019 · TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
Location
1201 Coliseum Drive, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35401
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was refueling an excavator from a fuel cell located in the back of a pickup truck. When the employee was rolling up the fuel hose and cable, the excavator rotated counter-clockwise and crushed the employee's lower back/torso between the excavator and the pickup truck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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