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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2020011040 · 1/31/2020 · Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
Source
Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Location
63331 Old Military Road, PEARL RIVER, LOUISIANA, 70452
NAICS
424410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was riding a pallet jack and stopped to pick up his jacket that had fallen off the machine. As the employee stepped off the machine and reached down to retrieve his jacket, the operation controls were triggered and the pallet ran over his left foot. The employee sustained lacerations to the left leg and crushed toes.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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