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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018088429 · 8/16/2018 · Wal-Mart Distribution Center 6018

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Wal-Mart Distribution Center 6018
Location
405 E Booth Road, SEARCY, ARKANSAS, 72143
NAICS
423990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading pallets on a trailer with a single jack when the jack's forks became stuck on a dock plate. While maneuvering the single jack, the employee lost control of the equipment and ran into a conveyor system located nearby. The employee suffered a laceration to the left lower leg that became swollen, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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