Walked or ran into stationary object · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Americold Logistics LLC, 60 Steamboat Blvd, MANCHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17345
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee had been operating a forklift equipped with a clamp attachment. He was transitioning to another powered industrial truck (PIT) when he struck his left knee on a part of the equipment and sustained a laceration to the knee requiring sutures and hospitalization.
Hospitalized Knee(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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An employee was performing routine surveillance operation rounds on a furnace and nearby equipment. The employee heard a rumbling sound coming from a low-pressure steam vent and when he looked up, he saw water falling from the vent. He quickly moved to avoid the falling water and ran into a pipe and then fell, resulting in a right tibia fracture.
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