VAPOR STONE RAIL SYSTEM

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures - PLATTSBURGH, New York

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at VAPOR STONE RAIL SYSTEM in PLATTSBURGH, New York
Employer VAPOR STONE RAIL SYSTEM
Address 72 ARIZONA AVE
City, State ZIP PLATTSBURGH, New York 12903
Report ID 2018021740
Event Date February 20, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary Source Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 532411
GPS Coordinates 44.65747, -73.45694

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Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker rearrange a crate (weighing 706 pounds) with an electric pallet jack. He was standing at the end of the forks and leaned the wooden crate to get it off the forks. His coworker then lowered the forks, which bumped the ground, and the crate tipped. He tried to stop the crate from falling, but it fell on his right leg, fracturing it between the knee and foot, and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On February 20, 2018, a worker at VAPOR STONE RAIL SYSTEM in PLATTSBURGH, New York suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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