Fractures

Name: Fractures at R-V Industries, Inc.
Start: 6/21/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016065519 · 6/21/2016 · R-V Industries, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: R-V Industries, Inc.
Location: 584 Poplar Road, HONEY BROOK, PENNSYLVANIA, 19344
NAICS: 331410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working from an aerial scissor lift when a coworker activated a crane to test the limit switches. The crane hook snagged the aerial lift on the way up and threw the employee to the ground. The employee suffered a broken wrist and bruised ribs.

Source

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