DEWITT COMPANY
Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified — Fractures — SIKESTON, MISSOURI
| Employer | DEWITT COMPANY | Report ID | 2020010288 |
| Address | 905 SOUTH KINGSHIGHWAY | City, State ZIP | SIKESTON, MISSOURI 63801 |
| Event Date | January 10, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified | Source of Injury | Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones |
| Industry (NAICS) | 313312 | Inspection # | 1456080 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.88000, -89.59000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing the dock plate for a forklift to unload a shipment of rolls inside a shipping container. The rolls of fabric inside the container shifted and rolled onto the employee breaking a leg(s).
Incident Summary
On January 10, 2020, a worker at DEWITT COMPANY in SIKESTON, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 121 severe injury reports involving "Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified injuries.
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