Cleanlites Recycling, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - CINCINNATI, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Cleanlites Recycling, Inc. in CINCINNATI, Ohio
Employer Cleanlites Recycling, Inc.
Address 419 Northland Boulevard
City, State ZIP CINCINNATI, Ohio 45240
Report ID 2019043491
Event Date April 4, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 562920
Inspection # 1391566
GPS Coordinates 39.28000, -84.48000

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Incident Narrative

A dumpster attached to a forklift by a chain was being lowered when the dumpster hit an employee's left foot. The employee sustained a fractured big toe requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 4, 2019, a worker at Cleanlites Recycling, Inc. in CINCINNATI, Ohio suffered fractures to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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