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Western Extrusions Corporation

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Western Extrusions Corporation in CARROLLTON, TEXAS
Employer Western Extrusions Corporation Report ID 2016087548
Address 1735 Sandy Lake Road City, State ZIP CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006
Event Date August 12, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, 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) 331316 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.96000, -96.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking in an aisle while a forklift operator was approaching with a cart on the front of a forklift. He saw the employee at the last moment and pressed the brakes all the way to the floor. The load shifted, rolled forward, and hit the employee, injuring her right hip and left hand. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2016, a worker at Western Extrusions Corporation in CARROLLTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, 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

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