EDMOND, OKLAHOMA—
H & H Plumbing and Utility, Inc.
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at H & H Plumbing and Utility, Inc., 1101 W. I-35 Frontage Rd., EDMOND, OKLAHOMA 73025 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
Worker was hit on the left forearm by a backhoe's bucket while he was standing in a 3 feet deep trench parallel to another trench approximately 4 feet away. The backhoe was approximately 8 feet away from the injured worker. The dirt in the trench where the backhoe was located gave out and caused the backhoe to swing and hit the employee.
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