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JEFF ASBELL EXCAVATING & TRUCKING

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JEFF ASBELL EXCAVATING & TRUCKING in JOPLIN, MISSOURI
Employer JEFF ASBELL EXCAVATING & TRUCKING Report ID 20191111805
Address 2299 S STATELINE AVE City, State ZIP JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64803
Event Date November 13, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # 1449351
GPS Coordinates 37.06000, -94.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a trackhoe to move a water line in a trench using the bucket and a strap. The strap slipped and the pipe struck the employee, knocking the employee into the trench. The employee suffered two broken legs and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 13, 2019, a worker at JEFF ASBELL EXCAVATING & TRUCKING in JOPLIN, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 581 severe injury reports involving "Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. injuries.

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