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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023087687 · 8/22/2023 · Scott Construction Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Source
Rollers, compactors-construction
Secondary source
Hills

Employer

Name
Scott Construction Inc.
Location
170th street, SPRING VALLEY, WISCONSIN, 54767
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 22, 2023, an employee was operating a compactor and evaluating the hill downgrade before sealing the roadway. After reaching the top of the hill, the employee went to put the compactor in reverse when it began rolling down the hill. The vehicle overturned, pinning the employee's arm against the ground. They sustained a head laceration, rib fractures, and crushing injuries to the right shoulder and arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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