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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016043146 · 4/14/2016 · Midwest Air Technologies, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
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
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
Midwest Air Technologies, Inc
Location
821 Bluff Road, ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60446
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a powered industrial vehicle when she lost balance and grabbed onto the throttle. When she grabbed the throttle, she drove into a wall, smashing her leg between a rack and the vehicle. She suffered a large laceration that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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