Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PLASTIC RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY ATLANTA, INC., 5682 EAST PONCE DE LEON AVE, STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA 30083
on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
Two employees were using a chain and a forklift to remove a broken part from an extruder machine. As they ran the chain through the inside part of the lift, the chain struck the shifter and put the forklift into drive. The injured employee got caught between the forklift and the machine conveyor line, resulting in a broken collar bone and broken ribs.
Hospitalized Trunk and other upper extremities Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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An employee was placing plastic on an inclined feed conveyor when the metal detector identified metal contaminants and automatically stopped the conveyor. The employee walked up the conveyor belt to extract the metal material from the plastic and then began to descend. While walking down the conveyor, the employee slipped and fell, striking his rib cage against the metal conveyor wall. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs.
An employee was was exiting a car they were detailing when a malfunction caused it to move. The employee was pinned between the car door and a pole, suffering a lower left leg fracture and crushing injuries.
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An employee was on a tugger. He was backing up to pick up a stack of pallets. While aligning the tugger with the pallets, his left leg was caught and broken between the tugger and a storage rack.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. While standing beside the equipment, the pallet jack lurched forward, pinning the employee's leg against racking. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.
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