Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CFS West Holdings Inc, 101 Prairie Village Drive, NEW CENTURY, KANSAS 66031
on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was diagnosing an issue with the pallet stacker when the load backrest fell and struck the employee, breaking the right big toe and injuring the second toe.
HospitalizedToes(s), toenail(s)Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
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An employee was using a water hose to clean the floors when he slipped backwards and fell onto the leg of a labeler machine, suffering a contusion to the buttock.
While attempting to clear a jam in a machine, an employee was struck by the compression cam, injuring her forearm. The machine was not shut down at the time.
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.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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