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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024064902 · 6/4/2024 · CVS Health

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source
Pallet jack riding
Secondary source
Guardrails, road dividers or barriers

Employer

Name
CVS Health
Location
19802 Imperial Valley, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77073
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a double electric pallet jack. The employee was trying to put the unit in reverse, but moved forward instead. As a result, the equipment struck a warehouse protection guardrail and the employee's right leg was caught between the guardrail and the pallet jack. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to the leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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