Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Henkels and McCoy, Inc, Oriole Rd Crossing & 5&20 Mile Creek Rd, WINFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA 25213
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was moving an articulating dump truck on a mat bridge when one of the tires caught the edge of the mat bridge and began to slide. The truck slid off the bridge and rolled onto its side. The employee suffered a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and a head laceration, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersDump truck
An employee was helping a forklift remove a guard structure pole from a pole trailer. As the forklift was picking up the pole from the pole trailer, its forks tilted back. The pole began rolling backwards, and a bolt on it caught the inside of the employee's left safety glove as it rolled, twisting his arm in the process. The employee's left arm was broken, and he was hospitalized.
An employee was hanging on a long line from a helicopter, clipping in travels on the arms of a transmission mono pole, when the helicopter maneuvered the employee into a three-phase distribution line. The employee suffered an electrical shock to the hip and buttocks, and later required amputation of the left arm from the elbow.
An employee was operating a sit-down type of material handling equipment (MHE). They were turning the MHE with the clamp attachment in the air when the MHE fell over onto its right side. The employee's right foot was caught under the battery cover of the MHE. The employee sustained a chemical burn from the battery and a fractured right ankle.
An employee was driving an unloaded forklift outside a building. During a left turn, the forklift drove off the paved area onto an unpaved surface, became unstable, and tipped over. The employee was pinned under the forklift and suffered two broken leg bones and a broken hip.
An employee was trimming tree branches from an aerial lift. As they were maneuvering the aerial bucket lift from inside, the truck drove over soft ground and tipped over. The bucket lift fell to the ground with the employee tied off inside, resulting in rib fractures.
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