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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20201211272 · 12/1/2020 · Anderson Columbia Co., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, roadway
Source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source
High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name
Anderson Columbia Co., Inc.
Location
SH 339 Duval County, BENAVIDES, TEXAS, 78341
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A traffic control crew was picking up signs to move to a different location. An employee was putting the temporary roll-up signs in the traffic control trailer. He sat on the sign while moving to the next sign. Wind caught the sign he was sitting on causing him to fall off the trailer while it was in motion. He was hospitalized with a broken left leg and contusions to his arms and face.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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