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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2022119844 · 11/9/2022 · Wesco Distribution

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

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
Wesco Distribution
Location
2471 South Dallas Ave, LANCASTER, TEXAS, 75146
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving the porcelain portion of a capacitive voltage transformer into a steel bin using a forklift with lifting straps. The transformer slipped off the forklift and crushed her right hand, which required surgery. She also sustained a right shoulder fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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