Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Geodis USA, Inc. , 2000 Arthur Ave, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
On March 23, 2017, an employee was using a forklift to unload skids in a trailer when a box fell from a pallet. The employee stopped the forklift and applied the emergency brakes. While he was bending over to pick up the box, the forklift rolled and the forks ran into his ankle, pinning him against the skid in the trailer. His left ankle was fractured.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
On December 13, 2023, an employee was operating a forklift. When they stepped off the forklift, it crushed their left foot between the lift and a racking system. The employee suffered a foot fracture that required hospitalization.
An employee was maneuvering a motorized pallet jack while standing in front of it. He became pinned between the pallet jack and a steel rack cross-beam, resulting in a contusion to his chest/back and a fractured rib.
An employee was stacking empty drums into a trailer. The employee then exited the trailer, using the forks of a forklift as a step. The forklift's parking brake failed, causing the forklift to move forward and pin the employee's right leg between the forklift and the trailer. The employee's right lower leg was crushed, resulting in a fracture and a laceration.
An employee had been spraying weeds behind a school. As he was leaving the field, the employee drove his truck up to the gate, got out, and opened the gate. The truck rolled forward and pinned him against the fence/gate. The gate then gave way and opened from the force of the truck. The employee's left index fingertip got caught in the fence/gate and was amputated.
An employee was using a walk-behind tugger to pull a grinder. The employee's left little finger was pinched between the handle of the tugger and the framework of a staircase. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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