Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co., Inc.
Start: 7/2/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025076409 · 7/2/2025 · Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
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: Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co., Inc.
Location: 2400 J. Terrell Wooten Drive, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving an electric stand-up forklift with a pallet on the tines. The employee was turning right into an aisle when the forklift struck a steel rack. The employee sustained a puncture wound and laceration to the left thigh. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

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