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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015052755 · 5/11/2015 · L & W Supply Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple leg locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
L & W Supply Corporation
Location
4961 River Road, JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA, 70121
NAICS
444190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were adjusting forks on a forklift before lifting a load of building materials at a distribution warehouse. While attempting to spread the forks apart, one of the forks fell off of the tracks. Because the fork was no longer seated in the tracks, it fell to the ground, striking one of the employees. The employee sustained a broken leg (fibula) approximately 2 to 3 inches above his right ankle and five broken toes on his left foot.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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