Fractures

Name: Fractures at DHL Supply Chain
Start: 6/5/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016064945 · 6/5/2016 · DHL Supply Chain

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: DHL Supply Chain
Location: 6720 Oakley Industrial Blvd, UNION CITY, GEORGIA, 30291
NAICS: 541614
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a standup reach truck, performing a pull-down function. She was scanning the barcode when her right hand was pinned between the reach truck and the racking system, causing soft-tissue damage and multiple fractures.

Source

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