Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Tops Markets Distribution Center
Start: 2/5/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021142 · 2/5/2017 · Tops Markets Distribution Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: Tops Markets Distribution Center
Location: 5873 Genesee Street, LANCASTER, NEW YORK, 14086
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a jack to pick cases and place them on pallets when he moved his jack to avoid a nearby coworker. As he moved to the left, his left ankle became pinned between the riding platform of the jack and some warehouse racking. His left ankle was crushed and required hospitalization.

Source

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