Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Morgan Engineering Systems Inc., 1049 South Mahoning Avenue, ALLIANCE, OHIO 44601
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
Employees were using a pendulum sledge to set a gear on a drum that was suspended by straps from a forklift. The straps shifted, causing the drum to fall onto an employee's leg and fracture their femur.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Drums, pulleys, sheaves
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An employee was operating a scissor lift, raised to a height of about 15 feet, to inspect an overhead crane rail. The crane itself was being moved. Its hook swung into the scissor lift s arms, causing the lift to tip over onto its side, which in turn caused the lift and the employee to fall to the floor. The employee suffered injuries including broken ribs, spinal fractures, scapula fractures, and internal injuries.
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An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
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An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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