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K.W. Boring, Inc.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — SPRINGFIELD, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at K.W. Boring, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, NEBRASKA
Employer K.W. Boring, Inc. Report ID 20181111529
Address 144th and Dewey Inters. City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, NEBRASKA 68059
Event Date November 8, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Jacks
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # 1361307
GPS Coordinates 41.08000, -96.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee had positioned a jack under a steel casing and was hand-pumping it when it slipped. It struck him in the forehead, cutting him and fracturing his skull.

Incident Summary

On November 8, 2018, a worker at K.W. Boring, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with jacks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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