OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221421241

WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER 6024

GROVE CITY, OH· 2021-12-13T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Compound Fracture, Crushed, Electric Motor, Fracture, Jack, Leg, Pallet Jack, Pulling, Storage Rack, Struck By
NAICS: 493110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345697031
Employer profile: WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER 6024
Summary number: 221421241
Report ID: 0522500

Event description

Employee fractures leg when struck by pallet jack

Investigation abstract

At 6:45 a.m. on December 13, 2021, an employee was manually pulling a powered pallet jack to change out the battery and was pulling it into position when the his hand slipped and moved the control handle, engaging the motor. The jack surged back and stuck the employee's leg, crushing it between the jack and an adjacent rack. The employee suffered a compound fracture of lower right leg and was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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