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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018043597 · 4/14/2018 · TETRA Technologies Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
TETRA Technologies Inc.
Location
700 Millers Run Road, CUDDY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15031
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding a 55-gallon drum in place with his right leg while another employee was attempting to puncture the drum with the forks of a forklift. As the forklift operator applied pressure to the drum with the forks, the injured employee's foot became pinned to the ground under the drum, resulting in a fracture to his right leg. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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