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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023098515 · 9/14/2023 · MHC Kenworth

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
MHC Kenworth
Location
752 23 1/2 Rd., GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, 81505
NAICS
423110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a semi-tractor trailer and caging the brakes when the weight shifted. This caused the truck to roll over the wheel chocks and pin his left leg under the front drive tires. The employee sustained a left ankle and tibia fracture that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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