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Accident Summary Nr: 139182.015 - Employee sustains chest, foot trauma when pinned by pallet a

Accident Summary Nr: 139182.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/10/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553248.015	09/16/2021		424130	Bunzl Distribution Midcentral Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 p.m. on September 10, 2021, an employee working as a stock handler for a paper products supplier was labeling products in warehouse aisle 31. The employee was positioned between a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) and a pallet of product stacked about 7 feet high. A coworker operating another PIV entered the aisle, pushing three pallets of product, each stacked to a similar height. During travel, the coworker's PIV struck the employee's pallet, causing it to shift and pin the employee. The employee's left foot became trapped between the pallet and the PIV platform, while his abdomen was compressed between the palletized product and the PIV guardrail. The employee sustained trauma to the foot and ankle and a fractured ribcage, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Abdomen, Chest, Collision, Contusion, Foot, Fracture, Guardrail, Industrial Truck, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, PIV, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Paper, Person, Pinned, Platform, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Unsafe Position, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553248.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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