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Resource Material Handling

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Resource Material Handling in MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO
Employer Resource Material Handling Report ID 2015086112
Address 14970 Berkshire Industrail Parkway City, State ZIP MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO 44062
Event Date August 25, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 532291 Inspection # 1089289
GPS Coordinates 41.46000, -81.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stuck by plastic containers that fell off a forklift that was operated by another employee when the forklift struck a washing machine. The employee suffered a leg injury.

Incident Summary

On August 25, 2015, a worker at Resource Material Handling in MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with boxes, crates, cartons 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.

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