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H & H Plumbing and Utility, Inc.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EDMOND, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at H & H Plumbing and Utility, Inc. in EDMOND, OKLAHOMA
Employer H & H Plumbing and Utility, Inc. Report ID 2015010896
Address 1101 W. I-35 Frontage Rd. City, State ZIP EDMOND, OKLAHOMA 73025
Event Date January 28, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Backhoes, trackhoes
Secondary Source Dirt, earth
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.64000, -97.43000

Incident Narrative

Worker was hit on the left forearm by a backhoe's bucket while he was standing in a 3 feet deep trench parallel to another trench approximately 4 feet away. The backhoe was approximately 8 feet away from the injured worker. The dirt in the trench where the backhoe was located gave out and caused the backhoe to swing and hit the employee.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2015, a worker at H & H Plumbing and Utility, Inc. in EDMOND, OKLAHOMA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with backhoes, trackhoes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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