Accident Report Detail

Accident: 144203.015 - Employee Fractures Foot When Pinned Between Pallet Jack And

**Accident: 144203.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 02/20/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1581252.015	03/02/2022		C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

At 4:40 p.m. on February 20, 2022, an employee was operating an electric pallet jack. The employee completed a visual pre-inspection check of the pallet jack. The employee stopped the unit in aisle 18 and stepped off the pallet jack. When the employee stepped off the pallet jack, it immediately operated in reverse, p inning the employee against the pallet jack and racking. The employee fractured his left foot, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: backing up, caught between, foot, fracture, pallet jack, pinned, storage rack, struck by

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1581252.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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