Fractures

Name: Fractures at W.S. Newell & Sons, Inc.
Start: 11/20/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191112048 · 11/20/2019 · W.S. Newell & Sons, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified
Source: Backhoes, trackhoes
Secondary source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: W.S. Newell & Sons, Inc.
Location: Hardie Board Project, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 36068
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a backhoe down a highway in a construction zone. An 18-wheeler semi truck struck the backhoe from behind; the employee suffered a broken nose (requiring emergency surgery) and a large laceration to the back of the head (requiring stitches).

Source

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