Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Traffic Systems Construction
Start: 4/14/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023043350 · 4/14/2023 · Traffic Systems Construction

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Towers, poles, unspecified

Employer

Name: Traffic Systems Construction
Location: 520 FM 646 North, DICKINSON, TEXAS, 77539
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 14, 2023, four employees were working at the company yard removing 50-foot, 3,000-pound signal poles. One employee was using a forklift to remove signal poles from the trailer when a pole fell off the forklift and landed on an employee that was working on the ground. The injured employee was hospitalized for bilateral leg fractures and a dislocated shoulder and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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