Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140615.015 - Employee breaks femur in collision with PIV in warehouse

Accident Summary Nr: 140615.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 08/24/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550011.015	08/26/2021		445110	Heb Distribution Center

Abstract: At 11:00 p.m. on August 24, 2021, an employee working as a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) operator for a supermarket was operating an electric pallet jack in the warehouse. The employee and a coworker operating another PIV collided at an aisle intersection. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken femur.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Broken, Broken Bone, Caught Between, Collision, Driving, Femur, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Truck Driver, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1550011.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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