Fractures

Name: Fractures at Eastern Metal Supply
Start: 8/10/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020087559 · 8/10/2020 · Eastern Metal Supply

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Bundles, bales
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Eastern Metal Supply
Location: 4268 Westroads Drive, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33407
NAICS: 332311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was backing up a stand-up forklift. The forklift's mast struck a 900-pound bundle of aluminum channel overhead, causing it to fall from a rack onto the employee's right hand. He suffered a laceration and a fracture to his right index finger.

Source

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