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Other traumatic injuries n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2024031900 · 3/1/2024 · Abernathy Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Other traumatic injuries n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name
Abernathy Company
Location
1 Jim Walter Drive, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
NAICS
424130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a clamp fork truck to load a railcar with rolls of material. The employee exited the lift to put a mat between two of the rolls. The roll held by the fork truck's clamp (60 inches, weighing 3,000-3,500 pounds) dropped from the clamp onto his arm, covering it from hand to bicep. He sustained compartment syndrome, with blood clots, in the arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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