Fractures

Name: Fractures at Trader Joe's
Start: 12/21/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211811 · 12/21/2024 · Trader Joe's

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by object pushed or pulled by person
Source: Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: Trader Joe's
Location: 1350 Willow Avenue, HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, 07030
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a U-boat out of their walk-in freezer that had product on it. The U-boat collided with a pallet of product and the employee's wrist was caught between, resulting in a fractured wrist.

Source

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