Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Exel Inc.
Start: 5/11/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025054446 · 5/11/2025 · Exel Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Vehicle struck by falling or flying object(s), nonroadway
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Shelves, shelving, racks

Employer

Name: Exel Inc.
Location: 9799 Heartland Court, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43217
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was sitting in a parked forklift while another forklift was moving two metal tire racks. The top rack was empty and the bottom rack contained tires. As the racks were being lowered to the ground, they fell and the top rack struck the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations and a fracture to the left foot, and they required surgery.

Source

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