Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WAKEFERN FOOD CORPORATION, 355 DAVIDSONS MILL ROAD, MONROE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY 08831
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee sustained a broken right ankle while stepping off an electric pallet jack.
An employee was driving a pallet jack. While turning after exiting an aisle, the pallet jack struck some wooden pallets, which lacerated the employee's legs and fractured their fibula and ankle.
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack to move merchandise when she lost her balance and fell off and injured her knee. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was entering a trailer when a pallet of compacted cardboard boxes tipped off a topper and fell onto the employee's left leg, resulting in a crush injury to the lower left leg/ankle.
An employee was operating a pallet jack when it went out of control and pinned him against a racking system, causing an abrasion and bruising to a knee.
An employee was operating a forklift to move panels around the dock area when the vehicle struck a joint where the two floors meet. The employee lurched forward and struck his head on the steering wheel. The employee then fell from the vehicle and sustained a dislocated disc in their back, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was standing inside a semi-trailer when the driver of the semi-trailer pulled away, causing the employee to fall backward and strike their head on a steel dock plate. The employee suffered a skull fracture, a fractured L1 vertebra, a broken coccyx, a laceration/abrasion to the head, and a brain bleed.
An employee was riding an ATV, catching up with a stray cow to return it to a pen. The ATV tire struck a hole or other obstacle, causing the employee to be ejected and fall to the ground. His leg was broken and he was hospitalized.
An employee was driving a van in reverse when they fell out of the vehicle and landed on the ground in the parking lot. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.
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