Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nabors Drilling USA, 101 Rines Ridge Road, PROCTOR, WEST VIRGINIA 26055
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was lifting a 5,000-pound steel plate with a small ground hoist that was rated for 7,500 pounds. The plate suddenly lowered down onto the employee's lower leg, causing him to fall to the ground. The plate rested on the side of his right foot, resulting in two bone fractures. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedMetal plates, metal panels
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