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Midwest Auto Supply, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — GERING, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Midwest Auto Supply, Inc. in GERING, NEBRASKA
Employer Midwest Auto Supply, Inc. Report ID 2018088479
Address 2400 N. 10th St. City, State ZIP GERING, NEBRASKA 69341
Event Date August 17, 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 Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Shelves, shelving
Industry (NAICS) 441310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.83000, -103.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a shelf when an air bag unit was knocked off the shelf, struck a car battery, and deployed, striking and fracturing the employee's lower leg.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2018, a worker at Midwest Auto Supply, Inc. in GERING, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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