Fractures

Name: Fractures at Allied Construction, LLC
Start: 10/5/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017109584 · 10/5/2017 · Allied Construction, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Allied Construction, LLC
Location: 1201 South Roman Street, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70125
NAICS: 238140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift truck when he extended himself out of the right side of the forklift cab and inadvertently activated the boom-down lever. The boom came down and struck him, fracturing three ribs and his rib cage.

Source

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