Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Landoll Corporation , 1900 North St, Marysville, MARYSVILLE, KANSAS 66508
on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a hoist to move a steel beam. The employee pushed the wrong bottom and the beam fell over onto the employee. The employee suffered a displaced fracture on his right toe and had to have surgery to insert a pin and plate.
HospitalizedToes(s), toenail(s)Beams-unattached metal
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An employee was pulling parts to fulfill a customer order in the parts department. While utilizing a Work-Assist Vehicle (WAV) to pull two 89-lbs. axles, the remaining axles in inventory shifted. One axle rolled forward and struck the employee in the face. The employee sustained a fractured cheek bone.
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An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
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