Fractures

Name: Fractures at RLS Logistics
Start: 12/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171211701 · 12/9/2017 · RLS Logistics

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: RLS Logistics
Location: 2179 Main Road, NEWFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 08344
NAICS: 541614
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was backing a forklift out of a racking location when the forklift cage became caught on a post and broke, causing it to move forward. The employee was then pinned between the forklift seat and steering wheel, suffering a fractured tibia and fibula.

Source

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