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HUGG AND HALL EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway — Fractures — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HUGG AND HALL EQUIPMENT COMPANY in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer HUGG AND HALL EQUIPMENT COMPANY Report ID 20161110835
Address 3901 Reed Lane City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72901
Event Date November 18, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 423830 Inspection # 1197812
GPS Coordinates 35.42000, -94.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering a scissor lift to a location. As the employee was unloading the scissor lift, the scissor lift's wheel went off the edge of the ramp, causing it to start to fall. The employee jumped from the cab of the scissor lift to avoid the fall and broke his right leg.

Incident Summary

On November 18, 2016, a worker at HUGG AND HALL EQUIPMENT COMPANY in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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