Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at BIG APPLE COMPACTOR COMPANY INC.
Start: 4/24/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043680 · 4/24/2017 · BIG APPLE COMPACTOR COMPANY INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Tooth (teeth)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Trash compactors
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: BIG APPLE COMPACTOR COMPANY INC.
Location: 64-20 LAUREL HILL BLVD., WOODSIDE, NEW YORK, 11377
NAICS: 423830
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a trash compactor off the shipping skid using a forklift. The compactor started to lean over and the employee was struck by the falling compactor as he tried to catch it. The employee suffered injuries to the face and mouth and lost a few teeth.

Source

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