LUDLOW, MASSACHUSETTS—
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 58 Wyoming Street, LUDLOW, MASSACHUSETTS 01056 on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was removing a salvageable part from a forklift that was being decommissioned and removed. The part was a 2"x3"x6' steel block. When he cut the part away from the forklift using a torch, it fell to the ground and struck his right foot on the metatarsal area (behind the steel toe cap), fracturing it.
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MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA—
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An employee was operating a forklift with a set of floating forks that were attached to the mast. The employee had just delivered a pallet of pipes to the yard and was returning with the fork attachment. The employee lowered the forks to detach from the load bar when they came off incorrectly. He then exited the forklift to manually reset the forklift attachment. The fork set moved and then fell on his lower right leg, resulting in a fractured right tibia and fibula.
MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA—
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
An employee was offloading a pipe when his hand was caught between the pipe and the bollard protecting an exterior roll-up door, resulting in a right middle finger amputation.
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