Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Dana Distributors, Inc.
Start: 6/6/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024064980 · 6/6/2024 · Dana Distributors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in opposite directions, oncoming
Source: Pallet jack riding
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name: Dana Distributors, Inc.
Location: 52 Hatfield Lane, GOSHEN, NEW YORK, 10924
NAICS: 424810
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was riding on a pallet jack. The jack passed through an overhead door and collided with a forklift, which had also been approaching the door. The forklift's forks lacerated the employee's left ankle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown