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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018021740 · 2/20/2018 · VAPOR STONE RAIL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source
Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name
VAPOR STONE RAIL SYSTEM
Location
72 ARIZONA AVE, PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK, 12903
NAICS
532411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker rearrange a crate (weighing 706 pounds) with an electric pallet jack. He was standing at the end of the forks and leaned the wooden crate to get it off the forks. His coworker then lowered the forks, which bumped the ground, and the crate tipped. He tried to stop the crate from falling, but it fell on his right leg, fracturing it between the knee and foot, and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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