Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Cardoso Construction Co

Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — FLORENCE, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cardoso Construction Co in FLORENCE, NEW JERSEY
Employer Cardoso Construction Co Report ID 2015085567
Address 2072 Route 130 N City, State ZIP FLORENCE, NEW JERSEY 08518
Event Date August 7, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.11000, -74.80000

Incident Narrative

Employees were dismantling a concrete form when a forklift operator hit the corner of the concrete form and the boom holding the form tipped over onto a worker. The worker suffered three fractured ribs that punctured the kidney and liver.

Incident Summary

On August 7, 2015, a worker at Cardoso Construction Co in FLORENCE, NEW JERSEY suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached injuries.

See all reports for Cardoso Construction Co.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Oct 2, 2016 American Airlines PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
Oct 23, 2019 Frez-N-Stor Inc. SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS Fractures Hosp.
Mar 27, 2023 Pete's Tire Barns, Inc. NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Sep 17, 2019 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA ANA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Apr 16, 2021 Averitt Express AUSTIN, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Feb 20, 2019 S & M Businesses, Inc. CEDAR PARK, TEXAS Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Dec 1, 2022 King Ranch Turfgrass AMARILLO, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
May 11, 2018 Fire-Teck LLC TYLER, TEXAS Intracranial injuries, unspecified Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports