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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021053869 · 5/11/2021 · Rodney Wiatrek

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
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Trenchers
Secondary source
Ground, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Rodney Wiatrek
Location
379 FM 538, STOCKDALE, TEXAS, 78160
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on top of a trencher to put a cover on its exhaust manifold when he slipped off the trencher and fell 5.5 feet to the ground, resulting in five broken ribs, a lacerated spleen, and a lacerated liver. It was raining at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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