LINCOLN, ALABAMA—
New South Express, LLC
Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at New South Express, LLC, 249-B Clover Road, LINCOLN, ALABAMA 35096 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee parked and dismounted her tugger to connect a line of empty carts to the vehicle. Another tugger entered the area towing seven full carts. As the tugger began turning right, the last cart struck the final cart of the line the employee was connecting. Upon being struck, the line of empty carts pushed forward and the first cart in the line struck the employee's left leg, resulting in a tibial plateau fracture.
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LINCOLN, ALABAMA—
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After moving empty containers with a forklift, an employee began to travel forward in the forklift. While re-entering the main aisle, the left fork struck the roll cage of an oncoming forklift that was travelling in reverse. This caused the injured employee's forklift to tip over onto a guardrail. The upper rail of the guardrail entered the top of the forklift's roll cage, pinning the employee's legs against the seat. The employee sustained a fractured leg.
LINCOLN, ALABAMA—
New South Express, LLC
An employee was operating a forklift, reloading empty containers on a dock door. The trailer was pulled off the dock, causing the forklift to fall out of the trailer. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae.
LINCOLN, ALABAMA—
New South Express, LLC
A tugger pulling five carts stopped abruptly at an aisle, and the carts all tipped over. The racks in them dropped onto the floor and struck an employee, who suffered a broken femur and tibia.
LINCOLN, ALABAMA—
New South Express, LLC
An employee was scanning parts on a pull cart near a forklift when they were struck by the forklift as it was backing up, resulting in broken bones in their foot and ankle.
LINCOLN, ALABAMA—
New South Express, LLC
An employee was caught between a cart and a powered industrial vehicle while bending down. The vehicle's handle pinned the employee's left arm against the cart, breaking the arm and wrist.
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