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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024065630 · 6/24/2024 · Grady Crawford Construction Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hip joint(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
Source
Other construction, logging, and mining machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Continuous tracks

Employer

Name
Grady Crawford Construction Company, Inc.
Location
11858 Highway 417, BATCHELOR, LOUISIANA, 70715
NAICS
236115
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a plow to install fiber internet cable. While the vehicle was parked and the employee was on the ground, the vehicle began to move. The employee was climbing up to the cab when his legs became caught in the track, crushing them. Both legs were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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