Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bass Pro Shop Macon Distribution Center #904, 5100 Bass Pro Blvd., MACON, GEORGIA 31210
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was standing behind a trailer, holding its door closed. As the trailer backed up, it pinned the employee against the dock, causing hip fractures and pelvic and back injuries.
An employee was looking into the bucket of a front-end loader to see how much material was in it. A skid steer backed into the employee, who then fell into the edge of the front loader's bucket and suffered internal bleeding in the abdominal area.
An employee was spotting for a forklift operation. The forklift backed over the employee, who suffered a complete amputation to one lower leg and a partial amputation to the other leg. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning his work area and preparing it to begin making air-set molds
when a nearby forklift that was backing out from a load swung around and struck the employee. They sustained a lower left leg fracture.
An employee was walking to their work station. As the floor transitioned from concrete to wood, the employee tripped and fell to the floor, landing on their right side. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery for a fractured hip.
An employee was shelving merchandise in the store's receiving area. They missed a step while coming down from a stock-picking ladder cart and fell approximately 30 inches to the ground. The employee sustained a brain bleed.
An employee was walking on the second level of the store's backstock area when they fell through a grate that was opened to move stock from one level to the next, landing on the floor. The employee fractured their right heel and strained their back.
An employee was stocking duffle bags on shelves using a 4-foot step ladder when they lost their balance and fell to the floor. They struck their head on shelving or the floor, resulting in a concussion.
An employee was moving merchandise using a forklift. The employee's leg became caught between the forklift and a metal beam; the leg and foot were broken.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.