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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020032059 · 3/3/2020 · American Homestar of Lancaster

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Walls
Secondary source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
American Homestar of Lancaster
Location
800 N. I-35 East, LANCASTER, TEXAS, 75146
NAICS
321991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a hoist to move a wall into place so it could be screwed down. While moving the wall into place, it bumped into an existing wall and was displaced from the hoist, falling onto the employee. The employee sustained a neck fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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