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Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

1 hospitalization · 2024021252 · 2/9/2024 · Construction Specialties Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to slip or trip
Source
Other constructed surface
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name
Construction Specialties Inc
Location
347 S Broad Street, HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17737
NAICS
332323
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking near a forklift while moving a bin of scrap metal when they tripped on the back wheel of the forklift and fell. Their head contacted a steel roll-off container, resulting in a brain bleed and a laceration to the forehead. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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