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Mercury Marine

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mercury Marine in FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN
Employer Mercury Marine Report ID 2018032886
Address 545 W. Pioneer Rd. City, State ZIP FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN 54936
Event Date March 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Head, neck, and trunk
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Buckets, baskets, pails
Secondary Source Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 336399 Inspection # 1304980
GPS Coordinates 43.75000, -88.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pushing an electrical pallet jack loaded with parts baskets. While going through a doorway, the parts baskets caught the door frame and fell back onto the employee, who suffered fractures to the skull, cervical vertebrae, and ribs, as well as an ankle injury.

Incident Summary

On March 24, 2018, a worker at Mercury Marine in FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the head, neck, and trunk. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with buckets, baskets, pails identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.

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