Fractures

Name: Fractures at Priefert Mfg. Co., Inc.
Start: 11/9/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118410 · 11/9/2015 · Priefert Mfg. Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Priefert Mfg. Co., Inc.
Location: 2630 South Jefferson Avenue, MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS, 75456
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving product with a forklift. When he exited the vehicle, the forklift began to roll. He attempted to re-enter the lift and was struck by the front tire, suffering an open fracture to his left knee. The parking brake was not set at the time of the incident.

Source

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