Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139134.015 - Employee breaks leg driving PIV, collides with storage racks

Accident Summary Nr: 139134.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 09/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553017.015	09/14/2021		493120	Walmart Distribution Center

Abstract: At 2:57 a.m. on September 4, 2021, an employee working as a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) operator for a supermarket distribution center had set a pallet on the floor. The employee was maneuvering around another pallet when he tried to stop the stand-up PIV. The PIV didn't stop in time, and he collided with a storage rack. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken right femur.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Crushed, Distribution Center, Driving, Equipment Operator, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Stand-Up Forklift, Stand-Up Operator, Storage Rack, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553017.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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