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Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024043767 · 4/30/2024 · Carter Lumber

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event
Contact incidents unspecified
Source
Doors swinging and sliding
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name
Carter Lumber
Location
148 Route 70 East, MEDFORD, NEW JERSEY, 08055
NAICS
423310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was assisting a forklift operator in the preparation a load of solid core doors for a customer. The injured employee was standing on the platform where the doors were placed for transport and the forklift operator began to move the load. The load shifted and the employee was struck and caught between the solid core doors. The employee sustained a fractured rib and pneumothorax.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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