Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Seaboard Foods, GPS 36.771173, -101.342555, OPTIMA, OKLAHOMA 73945
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
Two employees were repairing a slide gate at a feed mill. They were in a scissor lift extended to about 21 feet. A weigh lorry struck the lift and knocked it over. One of the employees fell to the ground along with the lift and suffered a broken right heel, as well as a concussion. The other employee did not sustain injury.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
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