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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024098424 · 9/11/2024 · Kreamer Feed, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Pelvis
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Ramps, inclines

Employer

Name
Kreamer Feed, Inc.
Location
215 Kreamer Avenue, KREAMER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17833
NAICS
311119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift when the lift stopped working in the middle of the driveway that leads from the receiving area to the office. The employee used a skid loader and a towing strap to pull the inoperable forklift. The strap broke causing the forklift to start rolling downhill (approximately a 10% incline). The forklift rolled approximately 30' before one of the forks caught the railroad track, causing it to turn toward the injured employee who was standing in that area. Unable to get out of the forklift's path, the injured employee grabbed the forklift mast and started running backward holding onto the lift. The lift traveled approximately 12' with the employee holding onto it before it rolled down an embankment (approximately 28" deep), trapping the injured employee between the lift and the bank. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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