Office Depot

Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Office Depot in EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS
Employer Office Depot Report ID 2015074365
Address 2401 Midpoint Drive City, State ZIP EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS 66111
Event Date July 6, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 444190 Inspection # 1076646
GPS Coordinates 39.05000, -94.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. She got off the pallet jack and had her hand on the controls. She accidentally twisted the handle and caused the pallet jack to reverse towards her. The pallet jack ran over her right foot, and then smashed her left foot between a pallet and the jack.

Incident Summary

On July 6, 2015, a worker at Office Depot in EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c., with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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