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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024021232 · 2/8/2024 · BIC Construction

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by object pushed or pulled by person
Source
Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Secondary source
Switchboards, panels, fuses

Employer

Name
BIC Construction
Location
5900 O St, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68510
NAICS
238190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was guiding a push-cart down a ramp into a lower mechanical room. The cart had 12 bags of cement weighting 80 pounds each. The cart pushed the employee down the ramp and pinned his leg was against a housekeeping pad containing a switch gear at the bottom of the ramp. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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