Fractures

Name: Fractures at The Whitaker Company
Start: 10/25/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109862 · 10/25/2023 · The Whitaker Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: The Whitaker Company
Location: 1557 Marietta Road Northwest, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30318
NAICS: 424690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was stacking empty drums into a trailer. The employee then exited the trailer, using the forks of a forklift as a step. The forklift's parking brake failed, causing the forklift to move forward and pin the employee's right leg between the forklift and the trailer. The employee's right lower leg was crushed, resulting in a fracture and a laceration.

Source

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