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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020043049 · 4/3/2020 · People Ready

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
People Ready
Location
Maxwell Air Force Base, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36112
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was adjusting dunnage under a lifted load of corrugated metal decking when he signaled the forklift operator to let the boom out. During this process, a piece of decking slid off and hit his lower leg. He was hospitalized with a right ankle fracture and a fractured right tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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