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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019088804 · 8/24/2019 · Costco Wholesale

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Costco Wholesale
Location
3900 Dublin St, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70118
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving an electric pallet jack with double-stacked pallets when the top pallet (900 pounds) fell on the injured employee and fractured both legs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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