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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024109155 · 10/1/2024 · Brendle Sprinkler Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and extremities
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
Brendle Sprinkler Company, Inc.
Location
701 Commerce Street, CENTRE, ALABAMA, 35960
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After making a repair to sprinkler piping, an employee was being lowered to the ground via a forklift. They fell approximately 15 feet, struck the mast of the forklift and a cotton bale, and then fell to the warehouse floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their face, left wrist, and left femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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