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Severe wounds or internal injuries and soft tissue injuries

1 hospitalization · 2025032091 · 3/5/2025 · Premier Power Maintenance

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk and other lower extremities
Nature of injury
Severe wounds or internal injuries and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Humidifiers, dehumidifiers, vaporizers
Secondary source
Pickup truck

Employer

Name
Premier Power Maintenance
Location
7301 E Co Rd 142, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were unloading a dehumidifier (3 feet x 18 inches x 7 feet) from the bed of a pickup truck. They used a winch and an all-terrain fork truck to move the equipment from the back of the truck bed to the front for unloading. The equipment struck an obstruction in the truck bed and fell forward partially off the back of the truck bed's tailgate. The injured employee's ankle was caught between the equipment and the tailgate, causing the employee to fall forward and their pelvis/abdomen struck the top of the tailgate. Their lower left leg was pinned beneath the equipment and the tailgate. The employee sustained abdominal trauma, an ankle strain, and a fractured pelvis.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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