Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142881.015 - Employee fractures leg using PIT

Accident Summary Nr: 142881.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 01/06/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1573472.015	01/20/2022		445110	Meijer Distribution #86

Abstract: At 8:25 a.m. on January 6, 2022, an employee was starting her shift and order selecting in Aisle 28 of Distribution Center #86, while using a Crown Model 4500 Front Rider Powered Industrial Truck. The employee reversed the PIT in order to make room for an on-coming order selector, and reversed too quickly, causing her left leg to leave the PIT platform and get caught between the PIT frame and the guardrail system. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fracture to her lower left leg, requiring surgery.

Keywords: Aisle, Caught Between, Distribution Center, Fracture, Leg, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Warehouse Aisle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1573472.015	25	F	Hospitalized injury		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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