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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023032627 · 3/23/2023 · Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source
Jacks

Employer

Name
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
Location
6023 Alum Creek Drive, OBETZ, OHIO, 43207
NAICS
447190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting with straightening out a bent mudflap bracket using a jack. As the mudflap moved, the jack shifted causing the employee's hand to strike the bottom of the semi-trailer. The employee sustained abrasions and a fracture to the hand that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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