Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hillandale Gettysburg LP, 3910 Oxford Road, GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17325
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating the walk/ride powered pallet jack in the cooler and became startled which caused him to step off the powered pallet jack while it was in operation and his hand was still on the operating controls. The employee's left ankle was run over by the powered pallet jack resulting in hospitalization.
An employee was repairing an egg collector when the platform collapsed and he fell 10 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was was exiting a car they were detailing when a malfunction caused it to move. The employee was pinned between the car door and a pole, suffering a lower left leg fracture and crushing injuries.
An employee was operating a tug that had been re-tagged due to faulty brakes. As the employee approached the designated parking area, he slowed the tug using the clutch and then exited the tug. He went to stop the tug from colliding with a concrete wall when his right ankle became caught between the tug and a parking stall barrier. He sustained a fractured ankle and was hospitalized.
An employee was on a tugger. He was backing up to pick up a stack of pallets. While aligning the tugger with the pallets, his left leg was caught and broken between the tugger and a storage rack.
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.
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