Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at International Paper Company, 6706 N 53rd St., TAMPA, FLORIDA 33610
on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
Employees were installing a 1,000-pound transformer when it fell approximately 6 feet from a mounting stand that was lifted by a forklift. It struck an employee and a machine on the way down, coming to rest with its top on the machine and its bottom on the floor. The employee suffered a broken right arm, a broken tibia and fibula, and a head laceration.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Power lines, transformers, convertors
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