Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Romark Logistics of PA, Inc.
Start: 2/1/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021201 · 2/1/2019 · Romark Logistics of PA, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: Romark Logistics of PA, Inc.
Location: 546 Can Do Expressway, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
NAICS: 493120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a stand-up forklift out of a trailer when the truck pulled away. The forklift fell to the ground causing contusions to the employee's face and crushing injuries to the employee's leg that required surgery.

Source

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