Selectrode Industries, Inc.

Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c. — Fractures — ALIQUIPPA, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Selectrode Industries, Inc. in ALIQUIPPA, Pennsylvania
Employer Selectrode Industries, Inc.
Address 100 Commerce Way
City, State ZIP ALIQUIPPA, Pennsylvania 15001
Report ID 2024053844
Event Date May 2, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Event Type Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source of Injury Bags, sacks
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Industry (NAICS) 333992
GPS Coordinates 40.56000, -80.27000

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Incident Narrative

On May 2, 2024, at approximately 6:46 AM, a 3,000-pound tote was suspended from the forks of a powered industrial truck filling a 55-gallon drum when it slid on the forks and pinned the injured employee against a dumpster. They sustained two broken vertebrae and were hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 2, 2024, a worker at Selectrode Industries, Inc. in ALIQUIPPA, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c., with bags, sacks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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