Nonroadway noncollision jack-knifed or ran off driving surface · Intracranial injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Landestoy & Son Awning , Inc, 4747 East 10th Avenue, HIALEAH, FLORIDA 33013
on — Intracranial injuries unspecified , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a forklift on the metal dock ramp. The forklift's left rear tire ran off the ramp and the forklift fell from the ramp to the concrete floor. The driver sustained head injuries.
Hospitalized Brain Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.
A maintenance employee was moving a forklift from the loading dock when the forklift fell off the dock. The employee was struck by the overhead portion of the roll bar, injuring his right knee. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
An employee was unloading a trailer on the receiving dock using a stand up powered industrial vehicle (PIV). A yard truck pulled the trailer away from the dock and the PIV fell backward out of the trailer. The employee struck their back on the headache rack of the PIV and was caught between it and the dock plate. The employee was hospitalized with a blunt force injury.
An employee was loading a truck with a forklift. The truck drove away from the dock and the forklift fell between the dock and the truck. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their head, back, and leg.
The injured employee was using a stand-up forklift to load a pallet onto a trailer. A yard truck drove the trailer away from the dock, causing the forklift to fall to the ground. The employee sustained an injury to their left ankle that required surgery.
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