Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at CVS Health
Start: 12/27/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191213232 · 12/27/2019 · CVS Health

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Shelves, shelving

Employer

Name: CVS Health
Location: 16597 I-45 South, CONROE, TEXAS, 77385
NAICS: 446199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a cherry picker forklift to pull product from upper shelves. Her foot was smashed between the platform and a pallet or part of the shelving unit. The foot was crushed and she was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

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