Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Name: Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Rexel Holdings USA Corp.
Start: 10/23/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171010170 · 10/23/2017 · Rexel Holdings USA Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Skull fracture and intracranial injury

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: Rexel Holdings USA Corp.
Location: 505 Duke Road, CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK, 14225
NAICS: 423610
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee in an order picker was traveling backwards at a height of approximately 4 feet when the picker struck a racking guide rail. Upon impact, he was thrown from the machine to the floor, suffering head trauma and skull fractures. PPE was not worn at the time.

Source

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