Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Shimmick Construction Company, INC.
Start: 2/16/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023021499 · 2/16/2023 · Shimmick Construction Company, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source: Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name: Shimmick Construction Company, INC.
Location: 5535 Trailhead Dr, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, 37415
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was at the base of a platform's ladder, assisting in lifting an adjustable compression strut that weighed 102 pounds. The strut was an estimated 6 feet above grade when the knot on the lifting rope failed. The strut fell and struck the employee, knocking him to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his lower left extremity including the tibia and fibula. The employee also suffered a dislocated ankle.

Source

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