OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221439797
BALL METAL BEVERAGE CONTAINER CORPORATION
PITTSTON, PA·
Event description
Employee fractures vertebrae when forklift strikes beam
Investigation abstract
On February 16, 2002, an employee was operating a forklift in a warehouse. The employee struck a support beam, hitting their head on the forklift steering wheel. The employee fractured his C-6 vertebrae and was hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 859
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