Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148458.015 - Employee crushes foot while operating pallet jack

Accident Summary Nr: 148458.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 02/18/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1582669.015	03/10/2022		493120	Coastal Pacific Food Distributors, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:04 p.m. on February 18, 2022, an employee was operating an electric pallet jack, Crown Model PE4500-80, to select orders in the freezer department of a food distributor. While the pallet jack was in coast mode, the employee stepped on the platform to reach for an item that he was picking and triggered a travel twist grip on the control handle. The employee became caught between a rack and the front wheel of the pallet jack. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of right foot/ankle crush injury. He was treated and released from the emergency room.

Keywords: Caught Between, Control Lever, Crushed, Ind Trk Operator, Material Handling, Pallet Jack, Platform, Reaching, Storage Rack, Wheel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1582669.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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