Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at M-TEK, Inc.
Start: 10/21/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015107882 · 10/21/2015 · M-TEK, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: M-TEK, Inc.
Location: 435 Church Road, MADISON, MISSISSIPPI, 39110
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on the ground performing a safety check on his fork truck when another fork truck driver backed into the aisle and pinned the injured employee between the two fork trucks. Both lower legs were crushed.

Source

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