PrideStaff, Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PrideStaff, Inc in HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
Employer PrideStaff, Inc Report ID 2017087944
Address 1400 James Street City, State ZIP HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39401
Event Date August 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 561310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.29000, -89.27000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was writing on a large roll of paper when a forklift driver pushed another roll against the roll she was writing on and her left forearm became lodged and fractured between the rolls.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2017, a worker at PrideStaff, Inc in HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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