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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023043709 · 4/25/2023 · Whirlpool Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name
Whirlpool Corporation
Location
88 Currant Rd, FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, 02720
NAICS
335211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a gantry crane to move pallets of sheet metal when the bottom of the wooden pallet released from the crane and swung toward the employee. The employee was struck on the left leg and sustained a fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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