Milo's Tea Company, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified - Fractures - BESSEMER, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Milo's Tea Company, Inc. in BESSEMER, Alabama
Employer Milo's Tea Company, Inc.
Address 3112 Dublin Lane
City, State ZIP BESSEMER, Alabama 35022
Report ID 2018032251
Event Date March 6, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 312111
Inspection # 1302256
GPS Coordinates 33.37213, -86.94398

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Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a pallet onto a forklift when the pallet fell down and struck his left leg, fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2018, a worker at Milo's Tea Company, Inc. in BESSEMER, Alabama suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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