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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023010770 · 1/25/2023 · Central Transport

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Central Transport
Location
4500 IRVING BLVD, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75247
NAICS
484122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to load pallets inside of trailers. While on the forklift inside of a trailer, the employee reached through the forks from her seat to place a shipping label on a pallet. The controls were pressed and the pallets came down on her right forearm, resulting in a fracture in two places.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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