Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122023.015 - Employee cleaning spill fractures hip when struck by tugger

Accident Summary Nr: 122023.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1447604.015	11/26/2019		561720	Fastklean Maintenance Solutions Corp.

Abstract: At 10:45 p.m. on November 21, 2019, an employee working as a janitor for a janitorial service was cleaning up a milk spill at a grocery products distribution center. A coworker (host employer worker) driving a motorized electric pallet jack (tugger) struck the employee. The employee fractured his hip and was transported to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. At the time the narrative was submitted, the employee was still in the hospital.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Driver, Food Delivery Service, Fracture, Grocery Store, Hip, Janitor, Motor Vehicle, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Spill, Struck By, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1447604.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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