Fractures

Name: Fractures at Pratt Recycling, Inc.
Start: 8/20/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085958 · 8/20/2015 · Pratt Recycling, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Pratt Recycling, Inc.
Location: 1401 Mayhill Rd., DENTON, TEXAS, 76208
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was guiding a forklift driver to a specific area. The forklift hit a chuck hole in the ground, causing the load to shift and fall onto the employee's leg. The employee sustained a broken fibula and tibia, several broken metatarsals, and a fractured foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown