Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WINTERS BROS. WASTE SYSTEMS OF LONG ISLAND, LLC, 971 Waverly Ave, HOLTSVILLE, NEW YORK 11742
on — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders unspecified, affecting the Multiple body parts unspecified.
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Final narrative
Two employees were using a forklift to remove a differential from the back of a tractor. One employee was operating the forklift with a chain attached to the differential, while the injured employee was kneeling over the right wheel axle to view the chain and the differential. The chain came loose and fell off, causing the forklift forks to jerk upward and strike the injured employee in the head. The employee then fell backward and struck his head on the wall, suffering multiple injuries, including damage to his eye, loss of sight, and a skull fracture, The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts unspecified Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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