OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221439789
UNITED BUILDING MATERIALS
COLUMBUS, OH·
Event description
Employee sustains multiple injuries when struck by forklift
Investigation abstract
At 10:00 a.m. on February 17, 2022, an employee was checking on a crew loading construction supplies and materials onto a truck. A coworker was driving a forklift with a load that obstructed their view and struck the employee. The employee was pinned between the forklift and the ground, resulting in fractured left clavicle, lumbar sprain, right hip contusion, knee injury, and muscle damage. The employee was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 359
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