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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018032117 · 3/2/2018 · American Galvanizing

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Catwalks
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
American Galvanizing
Location
1919 State Highway 54, HAMMONTON, NEW JERSEY, 08037
NAICS
332812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading material onto a metal catwalk when a forklift hit the catwalk, causing it to fall off the dunnage supporting it and onto the employee's foot. His foot was crushed and required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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