Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221390636

KLINE VAN AND SPECIALTY RENTAL

Event
Air Duct, Broken Bone, Broom, Duct, Laceration, Material Handling, Rib, Scapula, Struck By
NAICS
336214
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345422570
Employer profile
KLINE VAN AND SPECIALTY RENTAL
Summary number
221390636
Report ID
0728500

Event description

Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by falling bro

Investigation abstract

At 10:15 a.m. on July 13, 2021, Employee #1 was moving duct work when a broom handle broke, striking the employee. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was hospitalized for treatment of a broken scapula, eight broken ribs, and a scalp laceration requiring nine staples.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 44 M

    Event type
    5

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