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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022021494 · 2/16/2022 · RailWorks Track Systems

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name
RailWorks Track Systems
Location
8485 210th Street West, LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA, 55044
NAICS
488210
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

A crew was lifting a bridge with bottle jacks so they could remove and replace floor-to-ceiling joists. Soil at one end gave way, causing a wall of lumber to collapse on the foreman who was observing them. The foreman suffered fractured vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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