Fractures

Name: Fractures at Dollar General
Start: 12/1/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211007 · 12/1/2023 · Dollar General

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source: Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name: Dollar General
Location: 200 Jackson Road, JACKSON, GEORGIA, 30233
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a double pallet jack down an aisle when another piece of equipment came through the aisle. Realizing that the two pieces of equipment were about to collide, the employee jumped off the pallet jack. It then ran over his leg, breaking his leg/ankle.

Source

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