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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023098438 · 9/13/2023 · Morgan Engineering Systems Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thigh(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Morgan Engineering Systems Inc.
Location
1049 South Mahoning Avenue, ALLIANCE, OHIO, 44601
NAICS
333923
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were using a pendulum sledge to set a gear on a drum that was suspended by straps from a forklift. The straps shifted, causing the drum to fall onto an employee's leg and fracture their femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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