Rosendin Electric, Inc.

Struck by other falling powered vehicle — Fractures — AUSTIN, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rosendin Electric, Inc. in AUSTIN, Texas
Employer Rosendin Electric, Inc.
Address 3810 Jackson Ave., Behind Building 4
City, State ZIP AUSTIN, Texas 78741
Report ID 2017032897
Event Date March 31, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by other falling powered vehicle
Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237130
GPS Coordinates 30.31000, -97.75000

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Incident Narrative

While unloading a reel of wire with a pallet jack, the wheels of the pallet jack rolled off the truck's lift gate causing the wire and the pallet jack to flip over onto the ground and strike the employee's ankle and fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On March 31, 2017, a worker at Rosendin Electric, Inc. in AUSTIN, Texas suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by other falling powered vehicle, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 76 severe injury reports involving "Struck by other falling powered vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by other falling powered vehicle injuries.

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