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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20231110421 · 11/12/2023 · Olympic Steel, Incorporated

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Olympic Steel, Incorporated
Location
1599 Nitterhouse Drive, CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17201
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving an unloaded forklift outside a building. During a left turn, the forklift drove off the paved area onto an unpaved surface, became unstable, and tipped over. The employee was pinned under the forklift and suffered two broken leg bones and a broken hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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