Fractures

Name: Fractures at Owens & Minor - Pittsburgh Distribution Center
Start: 12/20/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211516 · 12/20/2023 · Owens & Minor - Pittsburgh Distribution Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Shelves, shelving

Employer

Name: Owens & Minor - Pittsburgh Distribution Center
Location: 134 Industrial Park Road Suite 1000, GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 15601
NAICS: 423450
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was putting away materials on the warehouse floor as a co-worker was pushing a pallet onto a nearby shelf. The pallet knocked another pallet forward, causing it to fall onto the injured employee's shoulders. The employee suffered fractures in their right and left knees and ankles.

Source

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