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Jim Cooper Construction Company, Inc.

Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached — Fractures — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jim Cooper Construction Company, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer Jim Cooper Construction Company, Inc. Report ID 2016088005
Address Richard Arrington Boulevard at 7th Avenue South City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35233
Event Date August 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached Source of Injury Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1173333
GPS Coordinates 33.50000, -86.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was spreading concrete on the second floor of a construction project from a truck-mounted concrete pump with a 4-section placing boom. The boom fell onto the employee's leg resulting in a broken right ankle and a broken left leg.

Incident Summary

On August 25, 2016, a worker at Jim Cooper Construction Company, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached, with cement truck, concrete mixer truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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