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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018066115 · 6/20/2018 · YRC Freight Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, unspecified
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
YRC Freight Inc
Location
Kim Gould Farm, EGG HARBOR CITY, NEW JERSEY, 08215
NAICS
484110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was observing a customer unload freight with a forklift when the 2,650-pound freight fell off the forklift forks and struck the employee's right foot, fracturing and crushing the metatarsal. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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