Exposure to environmental heat unspecified · Effects of heat unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alliance Ground International, LLC, John F. Kennedy International Airport, JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430
on — Effects of heat unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee developed a heat-related illness while using a forklift to move pallets. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Heat environmental
More severe injuries at Alliance Ground International, LLC
An employee was unloading two pallet jacks off a truck. While unloading one of the pallet jacks, it unexpectedly surged in reverse, pinching the employee's foot between the pallet jack in use and the tines of the pallet jack that had been removed from the truck first. The employee suffered a fractured foot.
A truck driver was assisting a forklift operator secure cargo onto a flatbed trailer. He was setting a locking pin when the cargo pallet slid back and pinned the tip of his right thumb against the pin. Flesh was removed from his thumb, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
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