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Gooseneck Implement

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gooseneck Implement in MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Gooseneck Implement Report ID 2015097027
Address 800 31st Avenue SW City, State ZIP MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA 58701
Event Date September 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 33311 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 48.23000, -101.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was guiding a 1500-pound weight that was being carried by a forklift to the wheel on a tractor. The weight slipped off and fell on the employee's left lower leg, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2015, a worker at Gooseneck Implement in MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with parts and materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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