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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2021010690 · 1/26/2021 · Stop and Shop Supermarkets

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name
Stop and Shop Supermarkets
Location
161 South Main Street, ASSONET, MASSACHUSETTS, 02702
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was backing up an electric pallet jack to move out of the way of another associate. The employee's right foot was then caught between his pallet jack and a pallet that was on a stopped pallet jack in front of him. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the right lower leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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