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

Pratt Recycling, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — DENTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pratt Recycling, Inc. in DENTON, TEXAS
Employer Pratt Recycling, Inc. Report ID 2015085958
Address 1401 Mayhill Rd. City, State ZIP DENTON, TEXAS 76208
Event Date August 20, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.19000, -97.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was guiding a forklift driver to a specific area. The forklift hit a chuck hole in the ground, causing the load to shift and fall onto the employee's leg. The employee sustained a broken fibula and tibia, several broken metatarsals, and a fractured foot.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2015, a worker at Pratt Recycling, Inc. in DENTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.

See all reports for Pratt Recycling, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jul 16, 2020 Custom Metal Roofing, Inc. MURRAYVILLE, GEORGIA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Oct 20, 2015 Wirco Foundary Division, Inc. CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS Amputations Hosp.
Nov 16, 2022 General Shale Brick, Inc. JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE Amputations Amp.
Feb 10, 2017 The Hurlbut, LLC ROCHESTER, NEW YORK Fractures Hosp.
May 20, 2022 Regate Technologies PLANTERSVILLE, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Feb 15, 2022 Double H Oil Tools Inc RANKIN, TEXAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Apr 3, 2018 Advanced Roofing & Sheet Metal NAPLES, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Mar 3, 2018 Discount Tire SACHSE, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports