Wallace and Ferguson General Contractor, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — GURLEY, ALABAMA
| Employer | Wallace and Ferguson General Contractor, Inc. | Report ID | 2018099136 |
| Address | Cherry Tree Road, at S Flinger Rd | City, State ZIP | GURLEY, ALABAMA 35748 |
| Event Date | September 4, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Boring, routing, notching machines |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.64000, -86.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pulling back the rods of a boring machine when the rods became bound. Once they became loose, the bore rods flipped over and a bore head struck the employee's right leg, breaking bones.
Incident Summary
On September 4, 2018, a worker at Wallace and Ferguson General Contractor, Inc. in GURLEY, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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