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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018010863 · 1/26/2018 · DHL Supply Chain

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
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
DHL Supply Chain
Location
Clorox, EAST POINT, GEORGIA, 30344
NAICS
541614
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was driving a forklift to the battery charging area when he struck the bollard around a pole. The employee was not wearing a seat belt and struck the safety cage. When he tried to get off the lift, he passed out, fell, and hit his head on the concrete floor. He was hospitalized and had surgery for a broken neck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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