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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018010354 · 1/11/2018 · Taubensee Steel & Wire Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Taubensee Steel & Wire Company
Location
600 Diens Drive, WHEELING, ILLINOIS, 60090
NAICS
331222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking to his workstation when he was struck by a forklift and fell to the floor. The forklift then started to lower the steel load onto the employee. The driver stopped when he heard screams and saw the employee through the metal coil he was transporting. The employee broke his left femur and right foot.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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