OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221391345

WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER

MOBERLY, MO· 2021-09-04T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Crushed, Distribution Center, Driving, Equipment Operator, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Stand-Up Forklift, Stand-Up Operator, Storage Rack, Struck Against
NAICS: 493120
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345530174
Employer profile: WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Summary number: 221391345
Report ID: 0728500

Event description

Employee breaks leg driving PIV, collides with storage racks

Investigation abstract

At 2:57 a.m. on September 4, 2021, an employee working as a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) operator for a supermarket distribution center had set a pallet on the floor. The employee was maneuvering around another pallet when he tried to stop the stand-up PIV. The PIV didn't stop in time, and he collided with a storage rack. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken right femur.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 51 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
859

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