Fractures

Name: Fractures at Southern Line Contractors Inc
Start: 3/8/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032139 · 3/8/2023 · Southern Line Contractors Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Lawn edgers, clippers, trimmers-powered

Employer

Name: Southern Line Contractors Inc
Location: Work Site 0822 Ashland Farm Rd., OXFORD, GEORGIA, 30054
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a weed trimmer with a metal blade to cut brush. The blade struck a rock and broke; fragments of it struck the employee's right leg, causing a laceration and a broken bone.

Source

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