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Frontier Bridge, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Frontier Bridge, Inc. in KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA
Employer Frontier Bridge, Inc. Report ID 20181111405
Address bridge on SH 81 City, State ZIP KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA 73750
Event Date November 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Scrap metal
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1363371
GPS Coordinates 35.86000, -97.93000

Incident Narrative

On November 5, 2018, an employee was placing scrap metal onto a trailer when the load began to shift and the employee dismounted from the trailer. A few pieces of steel slid from the trailer and onto the employee's right leg, fracturing the tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On November 5, 2018, a worker at Frontier Bridge, Inc. in KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with scrap metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.

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