Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170804108 - Employee injured when thrown into storage rack

Accident Summary Nr: 170804108 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 10/13/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124772823	10/13/1994	5311	0	Fred Meyer Stores Inc

Abstract: On September 28, 1994, Employee #1, of the Fred Meyer Warehouse Company, was operating a rider motorized pallet jack, moving palletized merchandise in a warehouse. He approached a storage rack but was unable to stop before the pallet jack hit the rack. He was thrown into the rack and sustained crushing injuries to his hip area. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to OHSU for treatment. He has since been released and is expected to recover. Several other accidents involving material handling equipment at this facility have been reported and are being reviewed in conjunction with this investigation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PALLETIZED CARGO, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, MECH MAT HANDLING, STORAGE RACK, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, LOST CONTROL, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124772823			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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