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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025076499 · 7/7/2025 · ADUSA Distribution, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
Source
Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Cardboard

Employer

Name
ADUSA Distribution, LLC
Location
1315 Tolland Turnpike, MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT, 06042
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was at ground level, using a reach tool to pull down a loose cardboard slip sheet from a fourth level rack slot. Upon releasing the slip sheet, it fell and depressed the accelerator of an electric utility cart, causing the cart to begin to drive away and strike the corner of the racking. The employee's lower left arm was caught between the cart and the racking. The employee was hospitalized with a fractures to their radius and ulna, and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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