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Skull fracture and intracranial injury

1 hospitalization · 2023032389 · 3/16/2023 · Gardner Denver

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Cause

Event
Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Gardner Denver
Location
211 E. Russell Rd., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
NAICS
333912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 16, 2023, an employee was utilizing a forklift outside of the facility to clean up trash when the vehicle became stuck. The employee then went into the building to use another forklift to pull the stuck forklift out with a chain/hook. While pulling out the stuck forklift, the chain and hook broke, striking the employee in the head/face. The employee sustained injuries to the head that included a fractured skull, brain bleed, the loss of seven teeth, and lacerations. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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