Fractures

Name: Fractures at E R Excavating
Start: 5/14/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025054556 · 5/14/2025 · E R Excavating

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified
Source: Utility poles
Secondary source: Boulders

Employer

Name: E R Excavating
Location: 17149 South Fork Rd, MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA, 26836
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee climbed a pole and was removing fiberoptic line from that pole and placing it on another pole. The pole the employee was climbing twisted and fell along with the employee. Their left leg struck a large rock, resulting in a fractured femur.

Source

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