Fractures

Name: Fractures at Allied Waste Services of MA, LLC
Start: 8/12/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020087637 · 8/12/2020 · Allied Waste Services of MA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Allied Waste Services of MA, LLC
Location: 190 Mulberry Street, BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02302
NAICS: 562219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a 10-foot A-frame portable step ladder positioned in front of a forklift. The forklift mast moved forward and knocked the employee off the ladder. He fell to the floor about 7 to 8 feet below, suffering a broken ankle (which required surgery) and an elbow injury.

Source

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