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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024054578 · 5/24/2024 · Hermann Total Distribution Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Shelves, shelving, racks
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name
Hermann Total Distribution Services
Location
445 Rising Sun Road, BORDENTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 08505
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to move a metal pallet storage rack (24' L x 44" W and weighing 350-400 lbs.). He left the seat of the forklift to manually assist with moving the rack into place while a second forklift still had one side lifted. The rack slid off the forklift tines and struck the employee on the thighs, knocking him to the ground. He sustained a compression fracture of his L4 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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