Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Name: Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Horizon Global
Start: 11/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191112140 · 11/22/2019 · Horizon Global

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Shelves, shelving

Employer

Name: Horizon Global
Location: 32901 W 193rd St, EDGERTON, KANSAS, 66021
NAICS: 541614
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a stand-up reach truck when it struck shelving and he was caught between the reach truck and a fixed shelving unit. The employee sustained a pelvic injury and a hernia.

Source

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