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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023010031 · 1/2/2023 · GULF COAST VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source
Delivery truck or van

Employer

Name
GULF COAST VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Location
400 VETERANS BLVD., BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, 39531
NAICS
923140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were delivering a fully loaded food cart to a hospital. While lowering the electric lift on the back of the delivery vehicle, the cart shifted and began to fall off the lift. The injured employee tried to stop the cart from falling but it fell on the employee resulting in a broken femur requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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