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Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2023021658 · 2/21/2023 · Steves and Sons, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and knee(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Steves and Sons, Inc.
Location
211 New Laredo HWY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78211
NAICS
337212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A forklift operator was picking up a pallet of doors. When the load was lifted, it caused overlapped pallets on the other side to fall over, striking an employee. The injured employee became caught under approximately 692 pounds of doors and sustained a fractured left ankle and a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) in the left knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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