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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017043797 · 4/28/2017 · BYK USA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
BYK USA, Inc.
Location
524 South Cherry Street, WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06492
NAICS
611511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was transporting two pallets of pails using a swing lift reach truck, which operates on a guidewire system. The pallet load came in contact with a protruding stored pallet, causing the pallet load to slide towards the employee and strike their left leg. They sustained a fractured left tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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