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Southern Technical Solutions

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southern Technical Solutions in STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Southern Technical Solutions Report ID 2023043168
Address 818 Highway 12 City, State ZIP STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39759
Event Date April 10, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Cabinets, cases-display, storage
Secondary Source Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 238290 Inspection # 1662771
GPS Coordinates 33.44000, -88.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping an installer move a safe when it fell off the pallet jack and onto his legs. The employee sustained a crush injury to one leg and a fracture to the other leg.

Incident Summary

On April 10, 2023, a worker at Southern Technical Solutions in STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with cabinets, cases-display, storage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.

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