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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022086787 · 8/2/2022 · Insight FS

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Tires, inner tubes, wheels, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Insight FS
Location
W7197 State Road 49, WAUPUN, WISCONSIN, 53963
NAICS
115116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee changed the tire and rim of a fertilizer tractor. The tire and rim were then put on the forks of a forklift. The tire and rim fell off the forks onto the employee's lower right leg causing fractures above the ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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