Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138074.015 - Employee breaks femur in slip and fall on ice in freezer

Accident Summary Nr: 138074.015 -- Report ID: 0352470 -- Event Date: 07/05/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1536263.015	06/17/2021		424490	Kehe Distributors, Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on July 5, 2021, an employee working for a grocery products wholesaler was operating an electric pallet jack in the freezer unit of the facility. The employee exited the pallet jack in order to access inventory from a pallet. The employee had not noticed a patch of ice on the floor between him and the pallet. The employee continued toward the pallet when he slipped on the ice and fell onto the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken left femur.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Concrete Floor, Equipment Operator, Femur, Floor, Fracture, Freezer, Freezer Compartment, Ice, Leg, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pallet, Pallet Jack, Slip, Slippery Surface, Walking Surface, Warehouse, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1536263.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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