Fractures

Name: Fractures at Target Distribution Center
Start: 1/19/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010510 · 1/19/2016 · Target Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Target Distribution Center
Location: 1800 State Highway 5S, AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, 12010
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was operating a stand-up forklift and wanted to stop it. Before it came to a complete stop he dismounted the forklift, then realized it was not stopping and attempted to jump back onto the forklift. His foot and ankle got jammed between the forklift and a metal pole resulting in foot and ankle fractures.

Source

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