Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Epic Personnel Partners, LLC, 2388 Mason Avenue, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA 32117
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was stepping off a pallet jack after parking it at the chargers when the pallet jack moved and pinned his foot between that pallet jack and another one. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) Pallet jack riding
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On August 20, 2023, an employee was driving an electric pallet jack when he noticed an issue with the wheel. The pallet jack then collided with a forklift and the operator sustained a tibia fracture.
On January 29, 2022, at approximately 8:06 p.m., an electric pallet jack operator was injured when he was pinned between the pallet jack and storage racking shelves. The employee sustained a laceration to the calf and fractures to the tibia and fibula.
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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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