Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Rentals, Nouryon Surface Chemistry, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77053
on , Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was reseating a forklift's counterweight using a second forklift. With the counterweight on the ground, the employee was adjusting it and the support slings. The counterweight started to lean and fell forward, catching the employee's right leg against the first forklift's chassis. Their leg was broken.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedVehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.