OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221454390
AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, LLC
TURLOCK, CA·
Event description
Employee Fractures Leg In Pallet Jack Collision
Investigation abstract
At 1:00 a.m. on October 26, 2021, an employee was operating a Raymond Powered Pallet Jack, Model Number 8410, Serial Number 841-13-12527 while working as an order selector in the warehouse area of a cold storage facility. The employee was driving the pallet jack next to a line of racks, and came around a turn to enter into an adjacent room. When the employee saw that a coworker was in the adjacent room, the employee lost control of the pallet jack and struck the wall and jamb area of the adjacent room. The employee sustained a fracture to his lower right leg when his leg was crushed between the powered pallet jack and the wall. The employee was transported and admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 18 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 856
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