Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at General Motors
Start: 5/14/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020054498 · 5/14/2020 · General Motors

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

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: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: General Motors
Location: 2525 E. Abram, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76010
NAICS: 336111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift when it struck a structural steel column, which separated the mast from the forklift. The right side of the employee's skull struck a front support post in the forklift cabin, and the employee suffered a neck fracture and a concussion.

Source

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