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Earthworks Site Development & Utilities Inc

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway — Fractures — GRAFTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Earthworks Site Development & Utilities Inc in GRAFTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Earthworks Site Development & Utilities Inc Report ID 2016099059
Address 75 Carrol Road City, State ZIP GRAFTON, MASSACHUSETTS 01519
Event Date September 24, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway Source of Injury Loaders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.20000, -71.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a loader to backfill a trench with sand when the loader turned over and slid into the open trench. The employee's leg contacted the control console of the loader, breaking the fibula and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 24, 2016, a worker at Earthworks Site Development & Utilities Inc in GRAFTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway, with loaders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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