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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021109117 · 10/22/2021 · Costco Wholesale Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Location
4250 S Fulton Pkwy., COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA, 30349
NAICS
452910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading merchandise from a trailer using an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack got caught in a pallet on the floor and the employee was ejected from the pallet jack, resulting in fractures to the tibia and humerus.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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