Fractures

Name: Fractures at Johnson Thermal Systems, Inc.
Start: 10/18/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109618 · 10/18/2023 · Johnson Thermal Systems, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Johnson Thermal Systems, Inc.
Location: 1711 Slipstream Way, CALDWELL, IDAHO, 83605
NAICS: 423740
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing material from a pallet rack using a standup forklift when an upper shelf was knocked out of place causing a pallet of industrial fans to fall 12-15 feet. The employee was struck by the falling pallet. The employee sustained a laceration to the front-right of their head and fractures to three vertebrae.

Source

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