Fractures

Name: Fractures at KROGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Start: 9/14/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021097900 · 9/14/2021 · KROGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: KROGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Location: 2000 NUTTER FARMS LANE, DELAWARE, OHIO, 43015
NAICS: 424410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 14, 2021, an employee was operating a pallet jack. As he turned into another aisle, his right ankle and calf were caught between the platform of the pallet jack and the empty wooden pallet that was in the slot location. The employee suffered a broken bone in the lower right leg and was hospitalized.

Source

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