OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221366719
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
MILFORD, CT·
Event description
Employee breaks leg while operating pallet jack on wet floor
Investigation abstract
At 9:17 a.m. on June 28, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a Raymond pallet jack carrying a load of pallets in a grocery store. While making a turn on a damp, wet floor, the employee struck a chicken rotisserie warmer located between the meat and chicken departments. Employee #1 sustained a broken leg and multiple fractures and was hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 843
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