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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022032213 · 3/11/2022 · Southern Industrial Contractors, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thigh(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Beams-unattached metal

Employer

Name
Southern Industrial Contractors, LLC
Location
1923 US 287, CORRIGAN, TEXAS, 75939
NAICS
238110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An I-beam rafter structure had been assembled on the ground and was standing on its edge, about to be lifted. An employee was tightening a bolt on the structure with a torque wrench when the structure fell onto the employee's left leg. The employee suffered a broken left femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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