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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2015052939 · 5/18/2015 · East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Posts, bollards, moorings

Employer

Name
East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Location
102 Deka Rd, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
NAICS
335912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a stack truck (PIT). He turned the truck in the wrong direction and struck a metal guardrail post. He had stuck his foot out of the truck before striking the post, and his foot was crushed between the truck and the post.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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