Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Edward Don & Company
Start: 3/22/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022032555 · 3/22/2022 · Edward Don & Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name: Edward Don & Company
Location: 11500 Miramar Parkway Suite 600, MIRAMAR, FLORIDA, 33025
NAICS: 423440
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a pallet jack down an aisle. Another pallet jack was about to strike his own, so he jumped off. His pallet jack then ran over his right ankle. He suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon that required surgery.

Source

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