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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023087674 · 8/21/2023 · Hydro-Turf Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Mini excavators

Employer

Name
Hydro-Turf Inc
Location
7215 Maine Lane, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80923
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was showing an operator where to dig. As the operator was getting back into the mini excavator, the joystick was activated, causing the bucket to strike the injured employee. They sustained a femur fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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