Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alro Steel, Akron, 4787 State Road, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO 44223
on — Fractures , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a side loader designed for narrow aisles to pick up pans filled with steel, which include 12-foot pans and others with 20-24 foot pans. The employee pulled the required amounts from the pans using a crane, and then packed and labeled the items for shipment to the loading dock. The side loader struck a pan, causing the cab to detach and land on the employee's leg, resulting in a fracture.
Hospitalized Leg(s) unspecified Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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