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Beren Equipment Co. Ltd.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — TOLEDO, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Beren Equipment Co. Ltd. in TOLEDO, OHIO
Employer Beren Equipment Co. Ltd. Report ID 2020043576
Address 5650 N. Detroit Ave. City, State ZIP TOLEDO, OHIO 43612
Event Date April 18, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary Source Tow truck
Industry (NAICS) 488410 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.71000, -83.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a vehicle from a flatbed tow truck. The vehicle slid sideways and its frame pinned his arm against the frame of the tow truck bed. His arm was broken and he was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2020, a worker at Beren Equipment Co. Ltd. in TOLEDO, OHIO suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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