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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020032023 · 3/2/2020 · Wayne Electric, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Electric parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name
Wayne Electric, Inc.
Location
22999 US-59 N, KINGWOOD, TEXAS, 77339
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a UPS cabinet off a pallet using a pallet jack. The pallet buckled and tipped toward the employee, bending his right hand back. He suffered two broken bones in the hand and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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