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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025054668 · 5/19/2025 · Opell Excavating LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
Source
Tunneling machines
Secondary source
Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations

Employer

Name
Opell Excavating LLC
Location
10200 Berlin Station Road, CANFIELD, OHIO, 44406
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a road boring machine to install a water line underneath a highway when the machine moved and closed on his leg, pinching it against the trench and resulting in a broken leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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