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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018010148 · 1/5/2018 · Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source
Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Location
6440 Oak Grove Rd., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76134
NAICS
339112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when he could not stop before running into a pole. He jumped off the pallet jack and his ankle was caught between the pallet jack and the pole, resulting in a compound fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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