Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Skanska Koch
Start: 8/8/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088147 · 8/8/2019 · Skanska Koch

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s) and leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name: Skanska Koch
Location: 190 sylvan Way/George Washington Bridge, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NEW JERSEY, 07632
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up to cut a cable and needed to release a come-a-long that was attached to the temporary suspender at the cable. At this point, the temporary suspender spun and pinched the employee between the existing suspender and temporary suspender assembly. The employee suffered a broken left tibia and fibula, dislocated right knee, and cut head.

Source

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