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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20191010731 · 10/14/2019 · MH Equipment Co.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
MH Equipment Co.
Location
12112 Centenial, LA VISTA, NEBRASKA, 68128
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a customer's electric forklift, which had a dead battery. After power was connected to the battery, the forklift moved in reverse and crushed the employee's lower leg against another piece of machinery. The leg was broken.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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