TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
AAON INC.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AAON INC., 2425 S. YUKON AVE., TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74107 on — Fractures , affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was depositing a piece of sheet of metal into the container of a forklift when the employee was struck by a second forklift. The back tire ran over the employee's left foot and broke it. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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An employee had staged a forklift and was preparing to release a latch from the attached bin. The latch did not allow the bin to tilt forward. The employee manually pushed the bin while holding the latch open. When the bin bounced back, the employee's left middle finger was crushed, resulting in partial amputation via surgery.
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An employee was moving sheet metal onto a pallet and sustained a hernia.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
AAON INC.
The injured employee walked out from behind a set of shelves and was struck by a pallet being moved by a forklift. The pallet struck the employee s ankles, causing her to trip and hit her head on either the forklift mast or the pallet. The employee sustained lacerations across the back of her head.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS—
AAON, Inc.
An employee was operating a forklift and dumping scrap metal into a recycling bin. He was picking up metal scraps when a metal pallet slid off the forks of the forklift and caught his right little finger against the scrap bin. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
AAON INC.
An employee was feeding copper tubing into a bender for the HVAC manufacturing process. The bender pulled the tube in and pinched the employee s hand in the clamp that grabs the tube, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
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