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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20241010174 · 10/31/2024 · Primoris Renewable Energy

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Roadway noncollision vehicle overturn
Source
Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Nonpressurized containers unspecified

Employer

Name
Primoris Renewable Energy
Location
1521 CR 104, WHARTON, TEXAS, 77488
NAICS
221114
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving a telehandler (forklift) on a rural road with drainage ditches on both sides of the road. A tube of grease rolled near the operating pedals of the telehandler and when the operator bent over to grab the tube, the telehandler veered off the road. The tires of the telehandler slid on wet grass and went into a ditch. When the telehandler got to the bottom of the ditch (approximately 15 feet below), it tipped over onto the cab's passenger side. The employee was wearing a seatbelt and struck the interior structure of the telehandler cab and sustained a fractured right clavicle requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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