Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sessler Environmental Services, LLC, 1330 Research Forest, MACEDON, NEW YORK 14502
on — Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was using a forklift to place material on the third tier of a warehouse rack when the forklift struck a ceiling beam and the resulting force discharged the employee from the forklift. The forklift then tipped over onto the employee, pinning him until other employees could extricate him. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the spine, dislocation of vertebrae, and incomplete paralysis of the torso and lower limbs.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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