Whirlpool Corporation
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Whirlpool Corporation | Report ID | 2023043709 |
| Address | 88 Currant Rd | City, State ZIP | FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS 02720 |
| Event Date | April 25, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container |
| Industry (NAICS) | 335211 | Inspection # | 1666132 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.74000, -71.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a gantry crane to move pallets of sheet metal when the bottom of the wooden pallet released from the crane and swung toward the employee. The employee was struck on the left leg and sustained a fracture.
Incident Summary
On April 25, 2023, a worker at Whirlpool Corporation in FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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