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EAS Contracting LP

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at EAS Contracting LP in JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer EAS Contracting LP Report ID 2015129479
Address 110 First St City, State ZIP JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS 72099
Event Date December 14, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.52000, -90.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee and a coworker were guiding an electrical cabinet carried by a forklift into a storage unit. They noticed the electrical cabinet was too tall for the storage unit, so they repositioned the electrical cabinet to its side. While moving the repositioned electrical cabinet, a backboard on the pallet broke, allowing the cabinet to fall. The injured employee tried to catch the electrical cabinet, fracturing his right leg.

Incident Summary

On December 14, 2015, a worker at EAS Contracting LP in JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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