MUSICIAN'S FRIEND
Sudden start or stop, nonroadway — Fractures — KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
| Employer | MUSICIAN'S FRIEND | Report ID | 2015042411 |
| Address | 4001 NORFLEET ROAD | City, State ZIP | KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64161 |
| Event Date | April 28, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Sudden start or stop, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Pallet jack-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.16000, -94.42000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack to take a pallet to the repair area. The pallet jack suddenly stopped. The employee fell off the equipment and onto the floor suffering some broken bones.
Incident Summary
On April 28, 2015, a worker at MUSICIAN'S FRIEND in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as sudden start or stop, nonroadway, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 24 severe injury reports involving "Sudden start or stop, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Sudden start or stop, nonroadway injuries.
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