OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221394257

US FOODS, INC.

FAIRBURN, GA· 2021-09-16T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Driver, Driving, Equipment Operator, Fibula, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Material Handling, PIV, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Tibia
NAICS: 424410
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345543508
Employer profile: US FOODS, INC.
Summary number: 221394257
Report ID: 0418200

Event description

Employee fractures leg when struck by PIV in warehouse aisle

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 a.m. on September 16, 2021, an employee working for a food products supplier was operating a triple pallet jack. The employee located in aisle 32, section 444, was selecting his load trying to maneuver the powered industrial vehicle (PIV) out of the way of another PIV. The coworker driving the other PIV struck the employee as it passed by. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured left tibia and fibula.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Event type
1

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