Carroll's Contemporary Design
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — ADDISON, ALABAMA
| Employer | Carroll's Contemporary Design | Report ID | 2018065731 |
| Address | 23585 Co Rd 41 | City, State ZIP | ADDISON, ALABAMA 35540 |
| Event Date | June 12, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Head and neck |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Stone, marble, granite slabs |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327991 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.28000, -87.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was guiding marble slabs as they were being unloaded from a flatbed delivery truck using a forklift. The forklift picked up two slabs of marble (120" x 77") weighing approximately 2,200 pounds. The weight caused the forklift to tilt forwards which in turn caused the booms and slabs to fall forward. The impact of the slabs slammed the employee into the truck. The slabs fell back toward the forklift and injured employee fell on top of the slabs. The injured employee was hospitalized for a fractured jaw and vertebrae in the neck.
Incident Summary
On June 12, 2018, a worker at Carroll's Contemporary Design in ADDISON, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the head and neck. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with stone, marble, granite slabs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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