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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019099944 · 9/23/2019 · Russo Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Russo Corporation
Location
Carroll Senior High School, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, 76092
NAICS
236210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift loaded with rebar. The front left wheel of the forklift hit a lower/uneven surface, causing the forklift to tip over. As the employee was getting away from the forklift, the fork or the rebar struck him and knocked him to the ground. He suffered a broken right femur, severe bruising of the right arm, and cuts and scratches on the face.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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