Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Top Gun Equipment Rentals Inc., 7920 Anderson Square, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78757
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was pushing a piece of 750-pound equipment up a 30- to 40-degree slope. The equipment rolled back onto him, fracturing his ribs, collarbone, and left femur. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Nonclassifiable
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