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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021108660 · 10/7/2021 · CATERPILLAR INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source
Golf cart, personnel transport cart
Secondary source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
CATERPILLAR INC.
Location
8826 W ROUTE 24, MAPLETON, ILLINOIS, 61547
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 6:24 p.m. on October 7, 2021, an employee was unplugging a personnel carrier that was parked and being charged. The cart unexpectedly moved forward and pinned the employee's left leg against a support column. The lower leg was broken and the employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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