OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221407737
AMERICAN BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS SUPPLY CO., INC.
SPRINGFIELD, MA·
Event description
Two employees are injured when struck by falling object
Investigation abstract
At 2:00 p.m. on October 27, 2021, two employees were working in a building construction supply warehouse reconfiguring a storage rack when a heavy powered industrial truck attachment fell and struck them. One employee suffered a fracture and required hospitalization. The other employee suffered a sprain and was treated without hospitalization.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 883
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 883
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