Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1568672.015 - Kuehne + Nagel Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1568672.015

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 12/15/2021

Site Address:
Kuehne + Nagel Inc.
8620 Congdon Hill Dr.
Alburtis, PA 18011

Mailing Address:
8620 Congdon Hill Dr. Suite 6, Alburtis, PA 18011

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424990/Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/15/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/22/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1842115	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 141937.015

Event: 12/11/2021

Employee fractures leg when pinned between two PITs

At 10:20 a.m. on December 11, 2021, an employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) through a main travel aisle. The employee attempted to steer away from oncoming PIT traffic; however, he inadvertently steered toward a coworker's PIT instead. The employee attempted to exit the PIT but caught his left leg between his PIT and the coworker's PIT instead. The employee fractured his leg and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Aisle, Caught Between, Driving, Equipment Operator, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Leg, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Training

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1568672.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury

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