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EZ Distributing Installation Inc.

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Fractures — TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at EZ Distributing Installation Inc. in TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
Employer EZ Distributing Installation Inc. Report ID 2021054261
Address Tultwilder Jobsite, 10th Avenue City, State ZIP TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 35405
Event Date May 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 332323 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.12000, -87.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dismantling a scaffold and was removing a 24-foot deck from the power unit using a forklift. The deck got hung up and then released and swung around pinching the employee's right leg between the deck and the power unit and fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2021, a worker at EZ Distributing Installation Inc. in TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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