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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018021382 · 2/9/2018 · Poly-America, LP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name
Poly-America, LP
Location
2000 W. Marshall Dr., GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75051
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was transporting a pallet of plastic with a forklift when a roll of plastic fell off. The employee stopped the forklift and was trying to stop the plastic from rolling away when his left leg was pinned between the roll of plastic and a metal post resulting in a fractured leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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