Fractures

Name: Fractures at Bunzl Distribution Southwest, L.P.
Start: 2/21/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024021612 · 2/21/2024 · Bunzl Distribution Southwest, L.P.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: Bunzl Distribution Southwest, L.P.
Location: 2005 Valley View Lane, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75234
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an order picker. A forklift was being maneuvered around the order picker when its carriage caught the edge of a pallet and forced a stack of pallets forward. The employee was pinned against the order picker by the pallets and suffered a broken left leg.

Source

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