Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99832.015 - Employee suffers leg fracture when caught between pallet jac

Accident Summary Nr: 99832.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1270250.015	10/13/2017		445110	Stater Bros Markets

Abstract: At 3:30 a.m. on October 3, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a Crown, 4500 series, Type-E, Serial Number 6A309558, powered pallet jack, with a rated capacity of 6,000 pounds. There were two empty pallets in Aisle Number 33 that he was going to move. The employee did not know that the floor was wet, and when he tried to stop, the pallet jack skidded and began heading toward a storage rack. His left upper leg became pinned between the rack and the pallet jack, causing a crushing injury and fracture. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby hospital where he had surgery and remained for 17 days.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Fracture, Leg, Material Handling, Pallet, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1270250.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Order clerks

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