Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Target, 7101 Tonnelle Ave., NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY 07047
on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
The injured employee entered a trailer to assist employee 2, who was using an electric pallet jack to remove a pallet of water. The injured employee's right foot was struck by a wheel of the pallet jack resulting in three broken toes.
An employee was on the upper half of a track ladder that was attached to the aisle and put a box onto a shelf. He fell to the floor and landed on his back, resulting in a back fracture and a concussion.
An employee was pushing a cart through a parking lot on the crosswalk. A vehicle struck the employee, who suffered a skull fracture, a mild concussion, and a laceration.
An employee was unloading a docked trailer when she tripped on a pallet that was partially unloaded and fell forward into the pallet. The employee struck her forehead and the bridge of her nose. She was hospitalized with contusions to her nose and forehead, as well as two slipped discs in her neck. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder and pulling items from a shelving unit when she fell to the concrete floor and landed on her back. The employee was hospitalized with fractured vertebrae.
Two employees were engaged in horseplay, passing a ball. As the injured employee moved to catch the ball, she fell to the ground and suffered a broken right hip. She was hospitalized.
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 collecting shopping carts in the parking lot when he was struck by a customer's truck as it was backing out of a parking spot. The truck pinned the employee's left leg against the cart mule they were using. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured leg and required surgery.
An employee was on a ladder, gathering materials from a shelf. She slipped and fell from the ladder to the concrete ground, suffering a broken heel and foot.
An employee slipped on water in a hallway and fell to the floor, landing on his left side and head. He sustained a back strain/sprain and was hospitalized.
An employee had been having lunch in her car in the parking lot. When she exited her car, her left knee gave out and she fell on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left femur and required surgery.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.