Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Freight Handlers Inc.
Start: 6/29/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022065673 · 6/29/2022 · Freight Handlers Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Entrances and exits, unspecified

Employer

Name: Freight Handlers Inc.
Location: 4200 South County Road 25A, TIPP CITY, OHIO, 45371
NAICS: 484110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a walkie stacker, walking backward toward a door, when their arm was caught through the handle of the equipment and was pinned against the dock door. Their hand twisted back and could not let go of the throttle. The employee was hospitalized for torn ligaments.

Source

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