Sigma Marble and Granite, Inc.

Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle — Fractures — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sigma Marble and Granite, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer Sigma Marble and Granite, Inc. Report ID 2017054225
Address 8310 Chancellor Row City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75247
Event Date May 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 423320 Inspection # 1233842
GPS Coordinates 32.81000, -96.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a forklift operator to move a granite slab with the forklift and an attachment clamp. The forklift operator put the forklift in neutral and got off of it. The forklift rolled forward and ran over the employee's ankle, breaking it.

Incident Summary

On May 9, 2017, a worker at Sigma Marble and Granite, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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