Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at John Soules Foods, Inc., 10150 FM 14, TYLER, TEXAS 75706
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was driving a rider pallet truck around a corner. A forklift was stopped at the opposite side of the intersection with a pallet of chicken meat on its forks. The employee jumped off the pallet truck as it stopped, and his right foot was caught between the platform on the pallet truck and the wooden pallet on the fork truck. The ankle was broken.
An employee was operating a forklift truck. His left hand was outside the cage area of forklift as he was moving parallel to a storage rack. He positioned his left hand on one of the rack beams and then slightly turned the truck with his right hand. The truck maneuvered at an angle, and the rear cage frame struck his left hand.
An employee was driving a double pallet jack down an aisle when another piece of equipment came through the aisle. Realizing that the two pieces of equipment were about to collide, the employee jumped off the pallet jack. It then ran over his leg, breaking his leg/ankle.
An employee was operating a forklift when the load shifted. The employee jumped from the forklift and it rolled backward, falling off the ramp and pinning the employee underneath it. They sustained head trauma and injuries to the shoulder, arm, pelvis, and leg.
An employee was operating a rider-style powered pallet jack. He lost his balance causing him to fall off and become trapped between it and a wall. He suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a stand-on mower down a hill when the mower started sliding. The employee jumped off the mower and fell to the ground. Their hand was cut by the mower blade, resulting in a laceration and a thumb amputation.
An employee was driving a package car around a building on UPS property when the vehicle struck a bump. The force from hitting the bump unbuckled the employee's seatbelt and caused them to fall out of the vehicle onto the asphalt. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for fractures to their hip and pelvis.
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