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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019066573 · 6/29/2019 · Michels Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Jaw, chin
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source
Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Michels Corporation
Location
Coujnty Rd 4 & Friendship Lane, METZ, WEST VIRGINIA, 26585
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were "daylighting" (exposing) a 2-inch pipeline in the ground to remove the pipeline. Thirty feet of pipe was already exposed. An excavator was digging down 6 inches to expose the pipeline. When the bucket of dirt was rotated away from the pipeline, the tooth of the bucket struck the pipe causing the far end of the pipe to shift and strike an employee at the far end of the pipeline (30 feet) in the neck and jaw. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured jaw.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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