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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017109701 · 10/9/2017 · Toys R Us

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Toys R Us
Location
703 Bartley-Chester RD, FLANDERS, NEW JERSEY, 07836
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when his hand was smashed between the pallet jack and a metal broom hook that was mounted on an adjacent steel column. He suffered severe hand lacerations and broken bones below his knuckles.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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