Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc., 2250 SW Lower Lake Road, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64501
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a stand-up cart tugger and was returning from delivering a cart of I-beams to a staging area. The vehicle struck a rock on the concrete pad and then suddenly swerved to the left. The employee lost balance and fell out of the vehicle, landing on his hip. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right hip and required surgery.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Industrial carrier powered
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