Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Craig Ave and Selden St, KANEOHE, HAWAII 96744
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working near a metal beam for a concrete form when the rigging slipped and the 42-foot, 500-lb. beam fell on the employee's right foot, causing multiple fractures and requiring surgery.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedBeams-unattached metal
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