Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal Bureau of Prisons - FPC Yankton, 1016 Douglas AVenue, YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57078
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a jackhammer to break up concrete in the parking lot. The jackhammer bounced up and landed on the employee's left foot causing an open fracture to the second metatarsal and a laceration.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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