Fractures

Name: Fractures at DHL Supply Chain
Start: 8/27/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088894 · 8/27/2019 · DHL Supply Chain

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Secondary source: Walls

Employer

Name: DHL Supply Chain
Location: 16507 Central Green Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating material handling equipment (MHE) when he hit a column in the warehouse. Just before impact, he stuck his foot outside of the MHE. His foot was caught between a column protector and the bottom of the MHE, resulting in a fractured ankle.

Source

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