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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015129551 · 12/17/2015 · Carnegie Mellon University

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cabinets, cases-display, storage

Employer

Name
Carnegie Mellon University
Location
10 40th Street, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15213
NAICS
611310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a manual hydraulic pallet jack to elevate and relocate a storage cabinet. A plastic storage bin fell from the cabinet and struck the employee breaking the left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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