Fractures

Name: Fractures at Dollar General Distribution Center
Start: 5/10/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054553 · 5/10/2018 · Dollar General Distribution Center

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Dollar General Distribution Center
Location: 4101 Lakeshore Parkway, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35022
NAICS: 423990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a pallet jack configured to haul roll tainting equipment. He backed up the equipment and switched it to coast pro mode, then walked between the coasting pallet jack and a rack. His ankle was caught and fractured between the jack and the rack.

Source

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