Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jetro Holdings LLC, 100 Oakpoint Ave., BRONX, NEW YORK 10474
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee being trained on pallet-jack operation crashed against pallets.
An employee was working in the aisle stocking items when a forklift was leaving the receiving department. The forklift hit the employee in the stock aisle and pinned them against the shelving unit. The employee sustained a broken ankle and a ruptured liver.
To help move cardboard boxes, an employee used a lift machine to move the pallets storing the boxes. He exited the lift while it was still in motion and his hand was caught between the back of the lift and a yellow bin. He was hospitalized with a broken/bruised right thumb/palm.
An employee was operating a reach forklift in an aisle that had been blocked off with a safety barrier. A customer went under the safety barrier and walked in front of the forklift to grab a case of mayonnaise. The employee tried to step off the forklift, but his shirt got stuck on the drive handle. The forklift then accelerated into steel pallet racking and the employee was pinned between the rack and the forklift. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
An employee was driving a cart around the driving range to pick up golf balls. The vehicle struck an in-ground target causing the employee to strike his forehead on the windshield. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their nose and cheekbone and lacerations to their head and hands.
An employee was operating a picker when it struck a stack of pallets. His body moved forward and he struck his face on the computer monitor in the vehicle, resulting in a concussion, laceration, and blurry vision.
An employee was driving a lift in reverse through an aisle while the lift was loaded with a headboard. The headboard caught merchandise in the aisle racks, causing it to shift and contact the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a broken leg.
An employee was driving a utility task vehicle (UTV) through the parking lot to the boat yard to meet a co-worker. The UTV and slid into a curb, causing it to flip on its side and land on the employee's leg, resulting in a broken leg.
On December 7, 2023, an employee was driving an order picker down an aisle when the mast of the vehicle struck a material pan that was hanging out of the rack. The pan fell and struck the employee, resulting in rib fractures and a spleen laceration.
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