Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at McLane Company, Inc., 300 Hwy 29, ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
At about 4:00 p.m. on July 7, 2023, a powered industrial truck struck an employee and pinned them against a guardrail. The employee suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedPelvisForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
An employee had just finished unloading his truck. He pulled the dock plate up and reached to pull the door down. His foot went between the dock plate and the trailer, causing him to fall to the right and break his leg. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
The injured employee was selecting food product from a pick slot while standing between her cart and the pick slot. Another employee approached on his tow tractor; he went to turn his tow tractor around so the hitch could attach to his cart, which was next to the injured employee's cart. While the tow tractor was turning around, it struck the injured employee's cart. The injured employee was struck by the hitch of her cart and was pinned between her cart and the pick slot. The employee sustained a severe laceration to her left leg.
An employee was loading a truck using a pallet jack. While backing up, the employee's right foot was caught between a pole and the pallet jack. He sustained a crushing injury.
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift while following behind a co-worker who was also driving a stand-up forklift. The co-worker slowed down to stop when the employee ran into their forklift and their left leg contacted the forklift's fork, resulting in a laceration.
An employee was walking back to her workstation. A forklift reversed a short distance, then completed a U-turn and struck her, running over her lower extremities. She was hospitalized with a broken ankle.
An employee was training on a jockey truck. Upon stepping out of the truck, the employee was struck by a rubber tire gantry crane, resulting in amputations of the right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee.
An employee was standing at the rear of a double pallet jack. Another double jack approached, and the employee's lower leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
An employee was unloading large material bags on a loading dock. A forklift tine pinned the employee's foot against a pallet, causing the employee to fall and suffer a broken ankle.
An employee was cleaning a depositor machine to setup for a new product run. His right index finger was caught by moving parts in the depositor machine and the fingertip was partially amputated without bone loss.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. While standing beside the equipment, the pallet jack lurched forward, pinning the employee's leg against racking. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.
An employee was on a top stock cart, moving items on shelving on the sales floor. The employee fell and suffered a broken left ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was using a walkie stacker when the merchandise on it shifted and fell onto him. He suffered a head injury and a broken left leg that required surgery. He was hospitalized.
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.