Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Lydall Performance Materials, Inc.
Start: 1/11/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010374 · 1/11/2019 · Lydall Performance Materials, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Lydall Performance Materials, Inc.
Location: 134 Chestnut Hill Road, ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03867
NAICS: 322299
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While operating a forklift, an employee reached for an object and lost control of the vehicle, which collided with another parked forklift. The employee was pinned between the two forklifts, suffering a crushing injury to the upper chest area.

Source

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