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VI-JON LABORATORIES

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Fractures — OVERLAND, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VI-JON LABORATORIES in OVERLAND, MISSOURI
Employer VI-JON LABORATORIES Report ID 20171010230
Address 8515 Page Ave City, State ZIP OVERLAND, MISSOURI 63114
Event Date October 25, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.68000, -90.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift when the left fork hit a support beam, causing the employee to then hit the cage of the truck. He sustained three fractured vertebrae in his neck and a forehead gash.

Incident Summary

On October 25, 2017, a worker at VI-JON LABORATORIES in OVERLAND, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 346 severe injury reports involving "Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. injuries.

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