Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Taylor Machine Works, Inc., 3690 North Church Avenue, LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39339
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift outside the facility to move a mast weighing approximately 3700 lbs. As the mast was lifted to maximum height to avoid another parked forklift, it shifted to the left and the forklift overturned. The employee suffered a broken collarbone and broken ribs.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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