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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016064982 · 6/6/2016 · GM Powertrain Tonawanda Engine

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Roadway collision-moving perpendicularly
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
GM Powertrain Tonawanda Engine
Location
2995 River Road, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14207
NAICS
33361
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving a flat bed from the south and collided with a forklift truck travelling east in a 3-way stop intersection. The employee in the flat bed was going to make a left hand turn and did not see the forklift truck. Due to the sudden stop, the employee's leg contacted the steel in the cab resulting in a fractured leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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