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Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

1 hospitalization · 2021119921 · 11/16/2021 · AutoPlus

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
AutoPlus
Location
1201 Old Hopewell Road, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33619
NAICS
441310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving parts with a pallet jack. The pallet jack displaced a stack of plastic totes in front of the material being moved. The employee attempted to stop the stack of totes from falling and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a torn muscle in his left knee that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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