Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1555873.015 - Animal Supply Company

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1555873.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 10/04/2021

Site Address:
Animal Supply Company
1630 Commerce Drive
Orrville, OH 44667

Mailing Address:
1630 Commerce Drive, Orrville, OH 44667

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424910/Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/03/2022

Emphasis: L:Piv

Case Closed: 09/02/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1816170	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139789.015

Event: 09/07/2021

Employee operating PIV breaks leg in collision with metal st

At 6:30 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for an animal supply company was operating an electric stand-up pallet jack powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was unable to slow down in time to make a turn. He stepped off the equipment and struck a metal storage rack. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken left lower leg.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Collision, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Sharp Turn, Stand-Up Forklift, Stand-Up Operator, Storage Area, Storage Rack, Struck Against

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1555873.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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