Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1469172.015 - Main Street Gourmet

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 10:30 a.m. on March 3, 2020, an employee working as a forklift operator for a commercial bakery was attempting to pick up a loaded 500-pound pallet from the top shelf of a racking system that stood approximately 30 feet high. The pallet came into contact with the pallet adjacent to it on the rack causing the other pallet to fall off the racking system and onto the employee as he exited his PIV. The employee sustained multiple injuries including a possible concussion and fractures and lacerations to his head, face, nose, lip, ribs, hip, chest, arms, legs, abdomen and ankle. The employee required hospitalization for treatment, which included surgery on his leg.

Keywords: Abdomen, Ankle, Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concussion, Face, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Head, Hip, Industrial Truck, Laceration, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Mouth, Nose, PIV, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Storage Rack, Strain, Struck By