OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397896

ANIMAL SUPPLY COMPANY

ORRVILLE, OH· 2021-09-07T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Collision, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Sharp Turn, Stand-Up Forklift, Stand-Up Operator, Storage Area, Storage Rack, Struck Against
NAICS: 424910
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345558738
Employer profile: ANIMAL SUPPLY COMPANY
Summary number: 221397896
Report ID: 0522300

Event description

Employee operating PIV breaks leg in collision with metal st

Investigation abstract

At 6:30 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for an animal supply company was operating an electric stand-up pallet jack powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was unable to slow down in time to make a turn. He stepped off the equipment and struck a metal storage rack. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken left lower leg.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
889

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