Fractures

Name: Fractures at Kwik Trip, Inc
Start: 7/27/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077666 · 7/27/2018 · Kwik Trip, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Kwik Trip, Inc
Location: 2025 Kwik Trip Way, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54603
NAICS: 311511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet jack and maneuvering it to park in the battery charging area when the pallet jack struck a pipe. The sudden stop caused the employee to fall from the lift to the concrete floor and fracture a hip.

Source

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