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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2017054151 · 5/8/2017 · Kroger Texas LP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Kroger Texas LP
Location
701 Gellhorn, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
NAICS
423990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 05, 2017, an employee was operating an electric pallet jack. He was traveling with the forks behind him and was standing on the left side of the platform on the pallet jack. When he approached a staged pallet of product, he turned his pallet jack to the left and made a full circle to get under the pallet of product. As he was positioning his forks under the pallets, he hit another pallet of product. His right ankle was pinned between his pallet jack and the pallet of product, peeling off the skin and requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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