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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018043650 · 4/16/2018 · Shield Casework LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Shield Casework LLC
Location
1120 Ellerbrook Rd, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64116
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were unloading a box from the back of a truck. One employee was spotting and the other was on the forklift. The box became unstable and fell off the forklift striking the spotter as it fell. The box hit him in the hip area and pinned him underneath. He was hospitalized with fractured vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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