Overexertion while wielding, manipulating tools, object(s) · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hilscher-Clarke Electric Company, 8595 Industrial Pkwy, PLAIN CITY, OHIO 43064
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a Johnson bar to inch about 1,800 pounds of electrical equipment. The employee's right foot was on the wheel of the bar to keep it from slipping out of gear. The bar slipped, and the employee's momentum shifted from his right foot to his left. He suffered a broken left tibia and fibula.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Other handtools n.e.c.
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