Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Town Sports International, LLC, 399 Executive Boulevard, ELMSFORD, NEW YORK 10523
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee working in the warehouse was lifting a 250-lb. laundry bin when the lifting arm failed. The employee was hit by the bin and sustained a broken rib.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersTanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
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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