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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20231211686 · 12/27/2023 · The Westervelt Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to slipping
Source
Ground, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name
The Westervelt Company
Location
The Westervelt Company -Cahaba Region tract of timberland, WEST BLOCTON, ALABAMA, 35184
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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