Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pennex Aluminum Company LLC, 93 Werner Rd., GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16125
on , Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift, carrying an aluminum billet. Another employee was acting as a spotter for the forklift driver. The forklift operator placed the aluminum billet onto the storage rack and began moving away from the area. As the forklift operator was moving back from the area, the forks of the forklift caught another aluminum billet. The aluminum billet rolled off the storage rack and struck the employee who was acting as a spotter. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on the broken leg.