Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Ecosystems Protection SVC
Start: 8/19/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020087840 · 8/19/2020 · Ecosystems Protection SVC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: Ecosystems Protection SVC
Location: Hwy 67 N, NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, 72112
NAICS: 541990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 1:45 p.m. on August 19, 2020, two employees were putting a highway sign on a flatbed truck. The wind blew the sign, knocking one of the employees off the truck. The back of his head struck the curb. He suffered lacerations to the back of the head, a laceration near his left cheek, a broken forearm, and a concussion. He was hospitalized.

Source

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