Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at York Cold Storage
Start: 10/3/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021108533 · 10/3/2021 · York Cold Storage

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: York Cold Storage
Location: 402 Commerce Street, YORK, NEBRASKA, 68467
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee attempted to pull an ice bagging machine away from the stationary bin so that it could be worked on by maintenance. The machine tipped toward the injured employee while it was being moved, striking the employee's right leg below the knee. The employee's leg was broken below the knee and the employee sustained a fracture and partial dislocation at the T12 / L1 vertebrae.

Source

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