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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2025032586 · 3/18/2025 · US LBM Holdings, LLC

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
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
US LBM Holdings, LLC
Location
1600 Blanchard Blvd, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31901
NAICS
423310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 18, 2025, two employees were preparing to load materials onto a cart. A third employee used a forklift to pick up a wheeled cart and position it near a pallet of materials for the other employees to load. The employees were removing protective wrapping from the pallet when the forklift rolled forward toward the pallet and one of its forks struck an employee's lower leg. The employee s leg was lacerated and they were hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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