Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Canadian Solar
Start: 11/8/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110413 · 11/8/2024 · Canadian Solar

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source: Pallet jack riding
Secondary source: Rain

Employer

Name: Canadian Solar
Location: 3000 Skyline Drive, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75149
NAICS: 335999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack with commercial finished goods. The floor was wet due to rain and the pallet jack lost traction and struck a pallet of broken glass. The employee's left foot and ankle were caught between the pallet jack and the pallet, and a piece of glass punctured his left calf. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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