CANTON, MISSISSIPPI—
KELLERMEYER BERGENSONS SERVICES LLC
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at KELLERMEYER BERGENSONS SERVICES LLC, 300 Nissan Drive, CANTON, MISSISSIPPI 39046 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee parked a forklift and stepped out to operate a trash compactor. The forklift then rolled back and pinned the employee's right leg against the trash compactor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken bone or muscle tear.
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A pipe burst in the department store and water was leaking onto the floor. An employee slipped on the wet floor and fell hitting her head on the floor. She was hospitalized for pain in her shoulder, neck and lower back.
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An employee was replacing an empty propane tank on a propane floor buffer. While placing the empty tank in the propane cage, the employee fell to the concrete working surface, injuring the left side of his body and requiring hospitalization.
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An employee was reorganizing a janitorial closet. The employee moved a 5-gallon container of floor stripper from a shelf. The cap was loose and the floor stripper spilled on the employee's chest, left arm, and left foot, causing chemical burns. The employee was hospitalized.
BETHEL, PENNSYLVANIA—
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An employee's left foot was caught between the forklift he was operating and a pole, requiring surgery.
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