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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221366719

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION

Event
Broken Bone, Floor, Flooring, Fracture, Leg, Pallet, Pallet Jack, Pit, Slippery Surface, Wet
NAICS
452311
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345389332
Employer profile
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
Summary number
221366719
Report ID
0111500

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

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    843

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