Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Essity Professional Hygiene North America LLC, 1834 Haley Drive, CHEROKEE, ALABAMA 35616
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was attempting to remove a core chuck from a spent parent roll tissue core using a powered pallet jack with a chuck clamp attachment. The employee was pinned between a yellow post and the powered pallet jack, and was found lying on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedPallet jack-powered
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