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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017054069 · 5/4/2017 · EPI Materials Testing Group

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Jaw, chin
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
EPI Materials Testing Group
Location
17000 Donwick Dr., CONROE, TEXAS, 77385
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was at a storage facility helping clients move an object out of the unit. The clients were using a forklift to move the object while the employee acted as spotter for the forklift. The forklift forks struck the employee and he fell back onto his head on the gravel. He suffered a broken jaw and contusion/cut on the top of his head, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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