OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221433303
UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE
DENTON, TX·
Event description
Employee injures foot training PIT operator, struck by fork
Investigation abstract
At 2:15 p.m. on January 28, 2022, an employee was training a coworker on how to operate a powered industrial truck (PIT) when the coworker stopped his PIT while driving down an aisle. The employee failed to signal the coworker to stop sooner and the coworker drove his forks into the operator's compartment of the employee's PIT. One fork struck the employee's right heel, requiring hospitalization for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Event type
- 1
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