Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Name: Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Kroger Distribution Center
Start: 12/16/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211210798 · 12/16/2021 · Kroger Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts and abrasions or bruises

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: 5801 Kroger Dr., KELLER, TEXAS, 76244
NAICS: 493120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack. While in reverse, the pallet jack power unit doors collided with the leg of a racking system, and the employee's knee was pinched. The employee sustained a laceration and a contusion to their left knee.

Source

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