PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI—
Industrial & Crane Services, inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Industrial & Crane Services, inc., 2301 Petit Bois St, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI 39581 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A forklift with a nylon sling was loading counterweights when the sling failed, allowing a counterweight to fall and strike an employee's left leg, breaking it.
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