International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — ANNISTON, ALABAMA
| Employer | International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc | Report ID | 2018099968 |
| Address | 318 Pappy Dunn Blvd | City, State ZIP | ANNISTON, ALABAMA 36205 |
| Event Date | September 26, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Racks-garment and other | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336390 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.72000, -85.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a forklift to transport a pallet of shoddy pads when the boxes of shoddy pads fell off the pallet. The employee stopped the lift and was trying to exit from the right side when the employee tripped over the levers and pedal and started to fall. The employee grabbed a rack with the right hand to stop themselves from falling to the ground. However, the employee continued to fall while holding onto the rack. The force exerted on the employee's right arm caused a compound fracture.
Incident Summary
On September 26, 2018, a worker at International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc in ANNISTON, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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