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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021021581 · 2/22/2021 · U.S. Department of Defense

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source
Floor irregularity

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of Defense
Location
4173 Buse Road, Building 540, PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND, 20670
NAICS
922190
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

Two employees were using a dolly to transport a safe. When the dolly moved over the door's transition strip, the dolly and safe bounced, crushing and causing a fracture on the employee's right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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