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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022010813 · 1/27/2022 · Pineland Farms Potato Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
Pineland Farms Potato Company, Inc.
Location
115 Presque Isle Road, MARS HILL, MAINE, 04758
NAICS
311991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a stand-up forklift to place a pallet on the second tier of a racking system. The boxes on the pallet hit the third-tier shelf and started to fall. The employee lowered the pallet and struck the second-tier shelf, which caused the pallet to tip. The employee quickly moved the lift back and lowered the pallet. The employee then stepped off the back of the lift, which moved, pinning him against the racking behind him. He suffered a broken leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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