Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139425.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck by PIV in warehouse aisle

Accident Summary Nr: 139425.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 09/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554350.015	09/23/2021		424410	Us Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 a.m. on September 16, 2021, an employee working for a food products supplier was operating a triple pallet jack. The employee located in aisle 32, section 444, was selecting his load trying to maneuver the powered industrial vehicle (PIV) out of the way of another PIV. The coworker driving the other PIV struck the employee as it passed by. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured left tibia and fibula.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Driver, Driving, Equipment Operator, Fibula, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Material Handling, PIV, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Tibia

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1554350.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury

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