Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at PetCo Animal Supplies
Start: 11/5/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118334 · 11/5/2015 · PetCo Animal Supplies

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: PetCo Animal Supplies
Location: 257 Prospect Plains Rd., CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY, 08512
NAICS: 453910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating the forklift and suddenly lost control. During impact, the operator was struck in the ankle by a piece of wooden pallet. The employee was bleeding profusely.

Source

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