Fractures

Name: Fractures at Omaha Hardwood Lumber Company
Start: 11/20/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171111141 · 11/20/2017 · Omaha Hardwood Lumber Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses

Employer

Name: Omaha Hardwood Lumber Company
Location: 8109 F STREET, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68127
NAICS: 423390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a sit-down forklift while wearing a harness/lanyard. The harness became caught under the forklift tire, and he was pulled out of the forklift to the ground, fracturing his scapula and vertebrae.

Source

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