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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020021961 · 2/28/2020 · Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source
Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc
Location
1609 Union Ave, PARSONS, KANSAS, 67357
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand truck to move a large compression testing machine. The shipping weight of the item was 975 lbs. The load was top heavy and when the employee tipped it back it fell and struck his lower left leg causing a fracture near the ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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