Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1554404.015 - Kroger Great Lakes Regional Distribution Center

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1554404.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 09/21/2021

Site Address:
Kroger Great Lakes Regional Distribution Center
2000 Nutter Farms Lane
Delaware, OH 43015

Mailing Address:
2000 Nutter Farms Lane, Delaware, OH 43015

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 424410/General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/17/2021

Emphasis: L:Piv

Case Closed: 02/28/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1811517	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$12,873	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,873
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$9,011	$0	$9,011
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100178 L02 I A	11/22/2021	12/27/2021	$9,011	$12,873	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139440.015

Event: 09/14/2021

Employee fractures leg when caught between PIV and pallet du

At 2:15 p.m. on September 14, 2021, an employee working for a grocery chain distribution center was training on a powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was operating a Crown Model PE 4500-80 Powered Pallet Jack (Serial Number 10200086). The employee was practicing driving the PIV up and down the aisles. When he attempted to turn from aisle 49 to aisle 50 he lost control of the vehicle. The employee caught his right lower leg between the PIV platform and an empty CHEP pallet sitting on the floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured leg, requiring surgery.

Keywords: Ankle, Caught Between, Distribution Center, Driving, Food Handling, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Leg, Lost Control, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PIV, Pallet, Pallet Jack, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Training, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554404.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury

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