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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015042324 · 4/24/2015 · Midway Sales & Distribution Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Midway Sales & Distribution Inc.
Location
1001 SE. 2nd Street, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66607
NAICS
444190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was strapping down building material on a trailer. A second employee who was operating a forklift did not see the first employee and backed up. He ran over the first employee, causing a fracture and open wound to the first employee's left leg just above his ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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