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Accident Summary Nr: 145439.015 - Employee Fractures Leg In Pallet Jack Collision

Accident Summary Nr: 145439.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/26/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1564040.01511/16/2021493120Americold Logistics, Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on October 26, 2021, an employee was operating a Raymond Powered Pallet Jack, Model Number 8410, Serial Number 841-13-12527 while working as an order selector in the warehouse area of a cold storage facility. The employee was driving the pallet jack next to a line of racks, and came around a turn to enter into an adjacent room. When the employee saw that a coworker was in the adjacent room, the employee lost control of the pallet jack and struck the wall and jamb area of the adjacent room. The employee sustained a fracture to his lower right leg when his leg was crushed between the powered pallet jack and the wall. The employee was transported and admitted to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: Caught Between, Collision, Crushed, Crushing, Fracture, Leg, Lost Control, Order-picker , Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1564040.015 18 M Hospitalized injury Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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