Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Welded Construction, Simon Minick Property-2016-22, WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15301
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
A dozer was dragging a flume pipe that came loose and struck an employee in the back. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and shoulder blade, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
An employee climbed the ladder on the back of a water truck to load water into the truck using a fire hose. When the water to the hose was turned on, the employee was startled by the pressure and fell back off of the ladder. The employee fell 7 feet to the ground, suffering a left-side skull fracture, left rib fracture, and L4 vertebra process fracture.
On 11/2/17, an employee was driving a stringing truck that was carrying two joints of pipe when the truck struck a guardrail, causing the truck to rollover. The operator was hospitalized with fractured vertebrae, a fractured nose and a fractured occipital bone.
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An employee was completing a service call and looking at a water pump when the pump cover plate struck their forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration and fracture requiring hospitalization.
An employee was removing chains from a steel tube. A sorting hook attachment was caught on the staging area cross member. When he raised the chains, the sorting hook snapped back and struck the employee's face causing a fractured jaw.
An employee was in the sawmill basement using a push broom and shovel to clean wood chips and sawdust. The employee's right arm was struck by a wooden board between the wrist and elbow, resulting in a fracture.
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