Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FLYNCO, INC., S. Monroe St., LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72205
on — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the Trunk and other lower extremities.
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Final narrative
A skid steer was being used to set fence posts when its bucket fell off and struck an employee who was helping bring fencing material and lay out the posts to be set. He suffered broken ribs on the right side, a broken right hip, and a laceration to the liver, as well as potential fractures to two vertebrae.
Hospitalized Trunk and other lower extremities Vehicle and machine front attachments
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