Contracting Specialists Inc.
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker — Fractures — ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Contracting Specialists Inc. | Report ID | 2021032511 |
| Address | 20 Larson Way | City, State ZIP | ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS 02703 |
| Event Date | March 24, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.98000, -71.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was rolling a machine down a ramp, from inside a warehouse to the outside, so he could load it on a delivery truck. At the bottom of the ramp, he tripped over the forks of a fork truck, and his right leg was caught between the fork truck and the machine he was moving. He suffered a broken right leg.
Incident Summary
On March 24, 2021, a worker at Contracting Specialists Inc. in ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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