Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Shaw Industries Group, Inc
Start: 10/4/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109168 · 10/4/2023 · Shaw Industries Group, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Shaw Industries Group, Inc
Location: 445 Northport Pkwy, PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA, 31407
NAICS: 314110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a standup forklift and following a training mentor that was operating another lift truck. The vehicle in front stopped and as the employee went to move out of the way, their left foot was crushed against the stopped forklift.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown