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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024010503 · 1/17/2024 · Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc.
Location
1742 Warrenton Highway, THOMSON, GEORGIA, 30824
NAICS
321114
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been warming his hands at a stationary heater near the stacker operator. He was by the rear passenger-side of his parked forklift when another forklift reversed and struck him. His left leg was pinned between the two forklifts and he sustained a fractured fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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