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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021031913 · 3/3/2021 · Wheeler Material Handling Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Crowbars

Employer

Name
Wheeler Material Handling Inc.
Location
1885 Edwards Lake Rd, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35235
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A technician was prying a reach assembly on a reach truck with a pry bar, trying to extend the reach assembly. The pry bar slipped and the reach assembly closed back on the employee's right hand breaking it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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