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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016098406 · 9/6/2016 · BYK Additives & Instruments

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
BYK Additives & Instruments
Location
524 South Cherry Street, WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06492
NAICS
611511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a sit-down powered industrial lift to retrieve a pallet that contained four 55-gallon drums. When the employee lifted the top pallet, the corner of the pallet broke, causing a 55-gallon drum to fall to the ground and strike another employee on the ground. That employee suffered a fractured right arm and hip, as well as back and neck injuries.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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