Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Distribution Center, 31 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, LEWISTON, MAINE 04240
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a double pallet jack, and just finished setting down a pallet. As the employee was backing out of the pallet and began to turn. The forks struck the end of the pallet and the employee lost balance. Their foot became caught between the double jack and a warehouse rack resulting in a fractured ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Pallet jack-powered
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