Shield Casework LLC
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
| Employer | Shield Casework LLC | Report ID | 2018043650 |
| Address | 1120 Ellerbrook Rd | City, State ZIP | NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64116 |
| Event Date | April 16, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.12000, -94.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were unloading a box from the back of a truck. One employee was spotting and the other was on the forklift. The box became unstable and fell off the forklift striking the spotter as it fell. The box hit him in the hip area and pinned him underneath. He was hospitalized with fractured vertebrae.
Incident Summary
On April 16, 2018, a worker at Shield Casework LLC in NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with boxes, crates, cartons 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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