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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022087672 · 8/29/2022 · International Paper Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
International Paper Company
Location
6706 N 53rd St., TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33610
NAICS
424110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were installing a 1,000-pound transformer when it fell approximately 6 feet from a mounting stand that was lifted by a forklift. It struck an employee and a machine on the way down, coming to rest with its top on the machine and its bottom on the floor. The employee suffered a broken right arm, a broken tibia and fibula, and a head laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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