WIN VENT WINDOWS, DIV. EXTRUSIONS, INC.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - FORT SCOTT, Kansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at WIN VENT WINDOWS, DIV. EXTRUSIONS, INC. in FORT SCOTT, Kansas
Employer WIN VENT WINDOWS, DIV. EXTRUSIONS, INC.
Address 2213 Jayhawk Rd
City, State ZIP FORT SCOTT, Kansas 66701
Report ID 2019010443
Event Date January 14, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Glass building materials
Secondary Source Pallet jack-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 332321
GPS Coordinates 37.80499, -94.69920

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Incident Narrative

An employee was relocating a rack of glass using a manual pallet jack when the glass fell on his foot, fracturing four toes. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2019, a worker at WIN VENT WINDOWS, DIV. EXTRUSIONS, INC. in FORT SCOTT, Kansas suffered fractures to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with glass building materials identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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