Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H. H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc., 107 Highland Street, MARTINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 16662
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 helping a forklift driver move a sole press machine when the machine tipped over and fell onto the employee. The employee was pinned between the machine and the floor, suffering broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a cut to the left ear.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersPresses, except printing, n.e.c.
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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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