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MRC Sales & Service, Incorporated

Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MRC Sales & Service, Incorporated in WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO
Employer MRC Sales & Service, Incorporated Report ID 2017066017
Address 3321 CR41, SE City, State ZIP WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO 43160
Event Date June 22, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Excavation or trenching cave-in Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 115114 Inspection # 1247944
GPS Coordinates 39.53000, -83.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a hole leveling gravel when one of the sides of the hole partially caved in and struck the employee, breaking his leg.

Incident Summary

On June 22, 2017, a worker at MRC Sales & Service, Incorporated in WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as excavation or trenching cave-in, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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