Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LKQ Route 16 Used Auto Parts, Inc, 290 Curran Road, CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND 02864
on , Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
The injured employee was helping a nearby forklift operator move a pallet of copper wire to a staging area. The employee was standing directly next to the load as it was being lifted. Once the operator attempted to move the forklift, the top unit of copper wire slid off the bottom unit, striking the employee in his left leg. The employee sustained two broken bones in the left leg requiring surgery.