PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA—
Giant Eagle, Inc.
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Giant Eagle, Inc., 755 Beechnut Drive, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15205 on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was selecting groceries in the warehouse when she lost her balance and activated her pallet jack, causing her to fall and fracture her left ankle.
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SOLON, OHIO—
Giant Eagle Inc.
An employee was operating a double pallet jack. While he was pushing a pallet back, the pallet jack moved and the handle crushed his finger against racking.
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Giant Eagle, Inc.
The injured employee was cleaning a deli slicer while another employee was pushing a cart through the door. The cart struck the injured employee and knocked them to the ground. The injured employee sustained a fractured left hip.
SOLON, OHIO—
Giant Eagle Inc.
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack when her leg was caught between the lift and a stationary object. Her right tibia was fractured and required hospitalization.
SOLON, OHIO—
Giant Eagle Inc.
An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack for order selections. As the pallet jack was in reverse, the employee became pinned between the vehicle and another parked pallet jack, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
SOLON, OHIO—
Giant Eagle Inc.
An employee was driving a ride-on pallet jack toward a door. The employee's left lower leg was pinned and broken between the jack and a bollard at the door.
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