OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221406150

HEB DISTRIBUTION CENTER

SAN ANTONIO, TX· 2021-08-24T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Broken, Broken Bone, Caught Between, Collision, Driving, Femur, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Truck Driver, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle
NAICS: 445110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345500110
Employer profile: HEB DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Summary number: 221406150
Report ID: 0625500

Event description

Employee breaks femur in collision with PIV in warehouse

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 p.m. on August 24, 2021, an employee working as a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) operator for a supermarket was operating an electric pallet jack in the warehouse. The employee and a coworker operating another PIV collided at an aisle intersection. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken femur.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
805

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