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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20231211484 · 12/19/2023 · DHL Supply Chain

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
DHL Supply Chain
Location
1036 Jacobson Rd., suite 100, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75042
NAICS
541614
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a sit-down type of material handling equipment (MHE). They were turning the MHE with the clamp attachment in the air when the MHE fell over onto its right side. The employee's right foot was caught under the battery cover of the MHE. The employee sustained a chemical burn from the battery and a fractured right ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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