CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Cuts, lacerations — MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CORPS OF ENGINEERS in MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Employer CORPS OF ENGINEERS Report ID 2015064091
Address 2915 RIVERPORT ROAD City, State ZIP MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38109
Event Date June 25, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Structures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 928110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.07000, -90.09000

Incident Narrative

On or about June 25, 2015, an employee working at the Army Corp of Engineers Ensley Engineering Yard located at 2915 Riverport Rd in Memphis, Tennessee, was injured and hospitalized. The employee was operating a forklift to move an air conditioning unit up a ramp when it began to fall backwards. The employee was injured when he was caught between the forklift and the wall of the dry dock, resulting in a severe laceration to his left wrist.

Incident Summary

On June 25, 2015, a worker at CORPS OF ENGINEERS in MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE suffered cuts, lacerations to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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