LIMA, OHIO—
SpartanNash
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SpartanNash, 1100 Prosperity Road, LIMA, OHIO 45801 on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was getting an end rider pallet jack out of the parked position when it struck a pallet of water. The employee's right leg became caught between the pallet jack and the pallet, resulting in a crushed leg. He was hospitalized with fractures to his tibia and fibula that required surgery.
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On July 15, 2021, at 12:55 p.m., an employee stepped off a raised selection area onto a pallet in order to reach product when the pallet shifted, causing the employee to fall approximately 6.5 feet onto a pallet of product. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right arm.
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Employee 1 was in front of an electric pallet jack picking groceries from shelving. Employee 2 was in front of Employee 1 with a pallet jack doing the same. Employee 1 thought Employee 2 was going to move forward, but Employee 2 didn't. Employee 1 kept moving forward with his pallet jack and got wedged between the two pallet jacks breaking his ankle.
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