Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at XPO Logistics
Start: 5/23/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018055034 · 5/23/2018 · XPO Logistics

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: XPO Logistics
Location: 3060 South Park Blvd, ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA, 30294
NAICS: 325320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to remove items from a rack when the forklift became stuck. Another employee came to assist using a different piece of equipment. When the forklift became unstuck, it jerked and the forks entered the first employee's foot.

Source

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