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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018022003 · 2/27/2018 · Coca Cola Bottling Co.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Coca Cola Bottling Co.
Location
9696 Plank Rd., BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70811
NAICS
312111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was traveling west on a forklift through a warehouse when he impacted another forklift traveling east. The impact was a glancing left front to left front. The injured employee continued to travel and impacted a parked electric pallet jack about 20 feet away. The employee suffered a fractured left femur that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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