Fractures

Name: Fractures at Burford's Construction LLC
Start: 5/11/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054243 · 5/11/2023 · Burford's Construction LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Trees

Employer

Name: Burford's Construction LLC
Location: Hopkins-Sharples Right of Way, JEFFREY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25114
NAICS: 236116
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing an undercut on a felled poplar tree to clear land for a new power line. The tree released tension and splintered, striking the employee in the leg. The employee sustained a left tibia fracture just below the knee.

Source

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