Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Americold Logistics, LLC., 502 North Broadway, LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
A lift truck operator was unstacking pallets of boxes in the middle portion of a railcar by hand in order to be able to enter the railcar with a forklift and remove the remaining pallets on the left and right sides of the railcar. A pallet on the right side of the railcar had shifted during transportation. A box fell from this pallet onto the employee resulting in possible fractures to their neck and right leg.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Boxes, crates, cartons
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The injured employee had been operating a forklift on a dock. He went to push another forklift with his forklift and a portion of the forklift entered the operator compartment. He sustained a fracture to his left foot/ankle.
An employee was using a pallet jack to move pallets when he lost his grip on the handle and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fracture to his upper left arm.
An employee had been operating a forklift equipped with a clamp attachment. He was transitioning to another powered industrial truck (PIT) when he struck his left knee on a part of the equipment and sustained a laceration to the knee requiring sutures and hospitalization.
An employee was operating a forklift and entering a freezer when their left foot and ankle were caught between the lift and a fixed yellow bollard. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle/foot that required surgery.
An employee was moving a piece of an I-beam for welding when it rolled off the cribbing. The employee went to catch it when it fell and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to disassemble large reels used to store steel wire when a 264-pound flange from the reel fell over onto the employee's left leg. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their leg and ligament injuries to the lower leg.
The injured employee was putting away materials on the warehouse floor as a co-worker was pushing a pallet onto a nearby shelf. The pallet knocked another pallet forward, causing it to fall onto the injured employee's shoulders. The employee suffered fractures in their right and left knees and ankles.
Employees were moving a single man lift into a building and reclining the lift to position it to fit through the door. The lift shifted and fell, causing the employee to sustain fractures to the left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was moving a light tower so it could be hitched to a truck. He grabbed the tongue of the trailer hitch on the light tower to slide it to the left. The tongue jack fell off, causing the light tower tongue to drop on the employee's right hand. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 541614)
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An employee was changing the battery on his forklift. He removed the forklift's battery plate and exited the battery machine alignment track. The shift lead then went to retrieve a new battery. The employee entered the battery machine alignment track again to unplug the charging cable. The battery changing equipment proceeded forward and pinned the employee against the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured ribs.
An employee took a picture of the seal and license plate on a delivery truck after loading. The truck then reversed back to the dock and pinned the injured employee against the dock. The employee sustained an abdominal fracture.
An employee was using a hook tool to pull a pallet onto the lift gate of a tractor trailer. The hook detached from the underside of the pallet, causing the employee to fall backward off the lift gate. The employee landed on the concrete parking lot about 5 feet below, suffering fractures to the skull and two thoracic vertebrae.
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