Fractures

Name: Fractures at Core Plastech International
Start: 3/6/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032068 · 3/6/2023 · Core Plastech International

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Core Plastech International
Location: 3460 Hollywood Avenue, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71109
NAICS: 326160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to move metal rod bundles that were 31 feet in length and weighed 980 pounds. The forklift tipped over and caught the employee between it and the ground. The employee sustained a right leg fracture.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown