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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020043821 · 4/25/2020 · North Texas Contracting Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
Source
Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
North Texas Contracting Inc.
Location
Chisolm Trail and McPherson Blvd, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76123
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a T-post fencing stake using a stake remover tool. While using his body weight to push down on the lever, his leg twisted and broke. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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