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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023087309 · 8/11/2023 · New South Express, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
New South Express, LLC
Location
249-B Clover Road, LINCOLN, ALABAMA, 35096
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After moving empty containers with a forklift, an employee began to travel forward in the forklift. While re-entering the main aisle, the left fork struck the roll cage of an oncoming forklift that was travelling in reverse. This caused the injured employee's forklift to tip over onto a guardrail. The upper rail of the guardrail entered the top of the forklift's roll cage, pinning the employee's legs against the seat. The employee sustained a fractured leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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