Fractures

Name: Fractures at United Rentals (North America), Inc.
Start: 7/2/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019076650 · 7/2/2019 · United Rentals (North America), Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: United Rentals (North America), Inc.
Location: 376 NW Dan Tibbs Road, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35806
NAICS: 532490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a portable boom lift by driving it from a trailer onto a portable loading ramp. The forward wheel base of the boom pushed the trailer forward and the boom dropped about 18 inches; the employee's right upper arm struck the upper guardrail and was broken.

Source

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