CLINTON, OKLAHOMA—
Frontier Bridge, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Frontier Bridge, Inc., Custer County Bridge #287 worksite, CLINTON, OKLAHOMA 73601 on — Fractures, affecting the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was on a bridge placing plywood for diaphragm decking. A piece of plywood was blown into him and he fell from the bridge to the ground level about 25 feet below. He suffered fractures to the right leg and foot.
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KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA—
Frontier Bridge, Inc.
On November 5, 2018, an employee was placing scrap metal onto a trailer when the load began to shift and the employee dismounted from the trailer. A few pieces of steel slid from the trailer and onto the employee's right leg, fracturing the tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
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