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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2015064091 · 6/25/2015 · CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

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
Structures, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Location
2915 RIVERPORT ROAD, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, 38109
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On or about June 25, 2015, an employee working at the Army Corp of Engineers Ensley Engineering Yard located at 2915 Riverport Rd in Memphis, Tennessee, was injured and hospitalized. The employee was operating a forklift to move an air conditioning unit up a ramp when it began to fall backwards. The employee was injured when he was caught between the forklift and the wall of the dry dock, resulting in a severe laceration to his left wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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