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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20181212590 · 12/7/2018 · AM Industrial Group, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
AM Industrial Group, LLC
Location
16000 Commerce Park Dr., BROOK PARK, OHIO, 44142
NAICS
423830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to move a bundle of steel from a truck. The bundle shifted on the forks. The employee then got off the forklift to adjust the bundle and the bundle shifted and began to fall off the forks. The employee attempted to get out of the way, but was struck by the bundle and sustained a broken left leg that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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