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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021042948 · 4/8/2021 · RailWorks Signals & Communications, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck

Employer

Name
RailWorks Signals & Communications, Inc.
Location
Mile Marker 200.8, LAMAR, COLORADO, 81052
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were putting in the helical foundation to install a PTC tower when they hit rock and stopped work. An employee took the boom truck remote control and climbed onto the boom truck bed and proceeded to disconnect the foundation adapter plate from the helical foundation. The employee then lifted the boom to remove the helical foundation from compression and pushed the foundation over toward the ground at the back of the boom truck. At that time, the injured employee came around the back of the boom truck and was struck by the falling foundation, resulting in a fracture to the right foot and a tendon injury to the right knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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