Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Veritiv Corporation
Start: 5/22/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054613 · 5/22/2017 · Veritiv Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: Veritiv Corporation
Location: 3900 Lima St, DENVER, COLORADO, 80239
NAICS: 551112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift to move pallets when he saw a box starting to fall. As he dismounted the forklift to catch the box, the forklift continued moving. His left foot was caught between the wooden pallet and the fork of the forklift, puncturing the skin and bone.

Source

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