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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019076928 · 7/10/2019 · MCCARTHY

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
Source
Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Secondary source
Dump truck

Employer

Name
MCCARTHY
Location
1341 N Rock Hill Rd., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63124
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was reversing an unloaded powered buggy down a concrete ramp. The ramp was damp from the rain. The buggy slid as it was descending the ramp and struck a tandem dump truck that was parked near the base of the ramp. The employee's ankle/leg was caught between the wheeled buggy and the dump truck and the employee sustained a fracture to the left ankle/fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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