TAMPA, KANSAS—
RES AMERICA CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at RES AMERICA CONSTRUCTION, INC., 3250 Indigo Rd, TAMPA, KANSAS 67483 on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
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Final narrative
Three employees were manually offloading a steel H-brace from a utility trailer. As the crew was attempting to push the brace away from the trailer, the brace slid down and struck one employee across both knees. The employee suffered a fracture to the left knee and a 4-inch laceration above the left knee.
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EDEN, TEXAS—
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An employee was adjusting one of the beams in a forklift when their left thumb became caught between the two support beams, resulting in bone fractures and a skin laceration.
EDEN, TEXAS—
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An employee had just finished operating a crane. While exiting the cab, the employee rolled his ankle and fell to the ground. He sustained a fractured ankle and possible tendon damage.
RANKIN, TEXAS—
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After erecting and connecting a base to a mid tower section, employees were preparing to lower tools. An employee fell through a hatch (open so that tools could be lowered) to the concrete 60 feet below and suffered fractured ribs, a fracture to the T-12 vertebrae, a knee injury, and laceration to the back of the head.
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An employee was performing manual labor to build a solar farm outside when he began feeling unwell and experienced severe cramps in his stomach, legs, neck, jaw, and hands. He was hospitalized for dehydration and kidney malfunction due to heat stress.
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