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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015042201 · 4/20/2015 · AREWAY ACQUISITION, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
AREWAY ACQUISITION, INC.
Location
8525 CLINTON ROAD, BROOKLYN, OHIO, 44144
NAICS
336399
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A forklift was operating a tow motor, lifting a machine coolant tote to fill a machine with coolant. The injured employee was operating the hose that is connected to the tote to fill the machine reservoir. The tote shifted on the forks of the forklift and fell on the hose operator breaking both of his legs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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