Fractures

Name: Fractures at Holtec International
Start: 4/4/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043201 · 4/4/2018 · Holtec International

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Holtec International
Location: 200 Braddock Avenue, TURTLE CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA, 15145
NAICS: 332420
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was gathering a 3/4" thick, 3' to 4' in diameter piece of plywood from a stack of approximately 9 similar pieces of plywood when the stack tipped over and struck the employee, pinning him against a forklift. He sustained a fractured jaw, fractured ribs, laceration to the lip(s), and broken teeth, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown