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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024087766 · 8/22/2024 · RDO Equipment Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Jaw, chin
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Secondary source
Cranes gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name
RDO Equipment Company
Location
16415 North IH 35, PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, 78660
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing the undercarriage on a dozer when a lifting hook became stuck between the track and the machine. The employee was freeing the hook by lifting the track using an overhead crane when the hook slipped off the track and struck them in the jaw. The employee sustained a fracture to their upper jaw.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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