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Newell Road Builders, Inc.

Sudden start or stop, nonroadway — Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia — MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Newell Road Builders, Inc. in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
Employer Newell Road Builders, Inc. Report ID 2022043733
Address 120Fulmer PKWY City, State ZIP MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36105
Event Date April 30, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Sudden start or stop, nonroadway Source of Injury Bulldozers
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1596277
GPS Coordinates 32.26000, -86.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a bulldozer from one portion of the site to another. The bulldozer traveled over a mound of dirt. The blade got caught in the dirt on the opposite side of the mound and the dozer came to a sudden stop. The driver was propelled out of his seat and his head struck the top of the cab. The employee suffered two fractured vertebra and weakness in his right hand and leg.

Incident Summary

On April 30, 2022, a worker at Newell Road Builders, Inc. in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA suffered paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as sudden start or stop, nonroadway, with bulldozers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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