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Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024109265 · 10/4/2024 · Specialty Building Products

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
Specialty Building Products
Location
1620 North Tuckahoe Road, BELLWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA, 16617
NAICS
423310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inside a safety cage on the forks of a forklift using an impact drill to secure a sign above the entrance in front of a new building. The cage was placed on top of the forks and the forks were angled inward. The employee was then lifted upward to complete the task. When the employee leaned in one direction, the weight distribution shifted and the cage fell to the concrete ground below. The employee sustained a collapsed lung and broken ribs. The safety cage was not attached to the forks at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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