Fractures

Name: Fractures at Premier Warehousing Services
Start: 9/2/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096391 · 9/2/2015 · Premier Warehousing Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source: Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name: Premier Warehousing Services
Location: USB Services, PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA, 32128
NAICS: 541990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was practicing riding on a pallet jack during training when he pressed the rabbit button instead of the horn, causing the pallet jack to move faster. The employee quickly dismounted the pallet jack and landed on the concrete floor, breaking his left ankle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown