Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Start: 4/7/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043215 · 4/7/2025 · Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Shelves, shelving, racks

Employer

Name: Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Location: 1783 Lithonia Industrial Blvd, LITHONIA, GEORGIA, 30058
NAICS: 444110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a standing forklift and turning down an aisle when the forklift struck a racking post and his left leg was pinned between the forklift and the post. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the leg and required surgery.

Source

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