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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2016109385 · 10/5/2016 · Mountain States Logistics

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Mountain States Logistics
Location
14501 E 35th Place, AURORA, COLORADO, 80011
NAICS
452910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee exited a forklift on the loading dock. The forklift was then knocked into reverse and the started going backward toward the end of the dock. The employee tried to stop the forklift from falling off the dock, but instead fell 4 feet off the dock with the forklift, suffering internal bruising on the left side of the back. The forklift was not turned off at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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