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Gudenkauf Corporation

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gudenkauf Corporation in GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Gudenkauf Corporation Report ID 2016065651
Address Knotsville Road City, State ZIP GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA 26354
Event Date June 23, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Towers, poles, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.34000, -80.02000

Incident Narrative

On June 25, 2016, at approximately 12:10 p.m., two employees were digging with hand tools around a main telephone pole when the push pole fell and struck one of the employees. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2016, a worker at Gudenkauf Corporation in GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with towers, poles, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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