Fractures

Name: Fractures at Richard Goettle, Inc.
Start: 3/12/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024032221 · 3/12/2024 · Richard Goettle, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source: Combustion engine blocks, cylinders, pistons
Secondary source: Pile drivers, tamping machinery

Employer

Name: Richard Goettle, Inc.
Location: 67 Hereford Lane, APPLE GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25502
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving steel H-beams into the ground using a diesel-powered driving hammer when a piston broke in half and came down on their right hand, resulting in a compound fracture to their hand and wrist.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown