Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
Final narrative
A material handler was picking components in the receiving storage area between rows C & D on the south end of the storage area. As the material handler was scanning and loading components onto a cart, a forklift operator was loading components onto the top level rack in row E, adjacent to where the material handler was picking parts. While loading the parts onto the rack, the pallet that was in row D in the same location began to shift and eventually fell from the top level onto the material handler causing fractures to the employee's neck and spine.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.