Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SitePro Rentals, 7962 Airline Highway, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70815
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was in the basket of an aerial lift while unloading it from a flatbed trailer. The brake released, causing the aerial lift to strike another lift. The employee sustained a partially collapsed lung, rib fractures, and bleeding from the kidneys.
An employee was performing maintenance on a telehandler and installing a carriage lift cylinder. The employee was checking the alignment when the cylinder slipped and partially amputated his left middle finger.
An employee was moving a loaded lift from an aisle when it became wedged in the aisle and abruptly stopped, throwing the employee. The employee suffered a concussion, and fractures to two neck vertebrae and the left scapula.
An employee was moving materials using an all-terrain vehicle when the vehicle struck an overhead boom. The employee's head struck against the steering wheel and he was ejected to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury.
An employee was loading and unloading palletized material with a powered pallet jack. The pallet jack backed up and the employee's leg was crushed between the pallet jack and a bumper/trailer hitch, resulting in fractures to the right ankle and left tibia.
An employee was operating a forklift and went to grab a hold of the swinging arm to swing it into place. His hand was caught between the forklift and the swing arm, resulting in a middle finger amputation.
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