Fractures

Name: Fractures at Metro Horizontal Boring Inc.
Start: 7/8/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021075577 · 7/8/2021 · Metro Horizontal Boring Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Pelvis
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Drilling machines, drilling augers
Secondary source: Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Metro Horizontal Boring Inc.
Location: 235 Kennesaw State University Cr., KENNESAW, GEORGIA, 30144
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was directing the excavator operator in the lifting of the boring rig from the boring pit. During the lift, the chains needed to be adjusted. As the employee adjusted the chains the boring rig slipped off its tracks and pinned him against the shoring box. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture and was hospitalized.

Source

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