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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20221210657 · 12/7/2022 · United Building Materials

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
Secondary source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
United Building Materials
Location
246 North High St., COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43215
NAICS
444190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a cart loaded with drywall when one of the cart's wheels became caught on a higher elevation in the uneven floor causing the cart to tip over. The drywall landed on the employee's leg, fracturing the tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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