Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1434833.015 - United States Cold Storage, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1434833.015

Report ID: 0419700

Date Opened: 10/01/2019

Site Address:
United States Cold Storage, Inc.
211 Ne Mccloskey Ave.
Lake City, FL 32055

Mailing Address:
211 Ne Mccloskey Ave., Lake City, FL 32055

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 493120/Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/01/2019

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 10/30/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1502367	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120342.015

Event: 09/25/2019

Employee picking product fractures ankle when struck by PIV

At 9:00 a.m. on September 25, 2019, an employee operating a forklift powered industrial vehicle (PIV) in a cold storage warehouse. The employee was picking product in the aisle of a cold storage area as a coworker was operating a PIV in the same area replenishing product. As the coworker drove into the area the employee initially moved out of the way. The coworker was aligning his PIV when the employee moved into the space to pickup cases. The outrigger from the coworker's PIV struck the employee in the right ankle. The employee fractured his ankle and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Driver, Driving, Equipment Operator, Forklift, Fracture, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Picking an order, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Area, Struck By, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1434833.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury

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