Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Comfort Systems USA, OHIO
Start: 10/17/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024109650 · 10/17/2024 · Comfort Systems USA, OHIO

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and extremities
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Vehicle and machine front attachments

Employer

Name: Comfort Systems USA, OHIO
Location: 2387 Harding Highway, MARION, OHIO, 43302
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 17, 2024, at approximately 10:15 AM, an employee was riding in the manlift attachment of a forklift when the attachment fell off the forklift, causing the employee to fall approximately 4 feet to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right arm and an injury to a neck vertebra, and they received stitches on their forehead.

Source

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