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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020043893 · 4/28/2020 · Herzog Contracting Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified
Source
Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Herzog Contracting Corp.
Location
Railroad Crossing: Mavis St. and N. Nursery Rd., IRVING, TEXAS, 75061
NAICS
237990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a tie jig (equipment that grabs railroad ties) which was connected to the bucket of an excavator. After performing some repairs underneath the tie jig, the employee crawled underneath the other side of the tie jig to make a final repair and was crushed by the tie jig. The employee was hospitalized with a broken sternum and broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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