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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024010228 · 1/10/2024 · Elgin Power & Separation Solutions

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object tipping over
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name
Elgin Power & Separation Solutions
Location
1176 Shelter Road, PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24739
NAICS
333131
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was strapping a stacked tube casing onto a forklift. Part of the stack fell, and the casing struck the employee's left shin. His leg was trapped between that casing and another one, and he suffered a broken tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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