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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024021247 · 2/9/2024 · Schuetz Container Systems

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Tanks, bins, vats except confined space
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name
Schuetz Container Systems
Location
2105 South Wilkinson Way, PERRYSBURG, OHIO, 43551
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 9, 2024, at 10:15 a.m., an employee was assisting a forklift operator in moving a regrind silo bin. The regrind silo bin was sitting on a stand and measured approximately 7 feet tall. The employee and operator were utilizing lifting straps around the equipment and on the forks of the forklift to move the bin when it tipped and fell onto the employee's right foot and ankle. The employee suffered a talar neck fracture in their ankle that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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