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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021086999 · 8/17/2021 · Toshiba Business Solutions, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thoracic region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Photocopiers
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Toshiba Business Solutions, Inc.
Location
1501 Dartmouth Ave, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78757
NAICS
423420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were delivering a copier to a client. While using the stairs and a stair climber device for copiers, the machine fell and landed on the employee, who then fell down the stairwell. The employee suffered multilevel spinous process fractures from the T4-T10 levels that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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