Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140173.015 - Employee fractures ankle when caught between pallet jack and

Accident Summary Nr: 140173.015 -- Report ID: 0352470 -- Event Date: 08/30/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550602.015	08/31/2021		424410	Performance Food Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee working for a grocery wholesaler was operating a Crown pallet jack. The employee was operating the PIV in reverse to maneuver the vehicle around a corner. He stepped off the PIV platform while in motion and caught his foot between the pallet jack and a pallet under the shelving system. The employee was hospitalized to treat a compound fracture to his ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Backing Up, Caught Between, Crushed, Driving, Foot, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Rack, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1550602.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury

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