Big Lots

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Big Lots in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer Big Lots Report ID 2016010040
Address 300 Phillipi Road City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228
Event Date January 4, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Guardrails, road dividers
Industry (NAICS) 452990 Inspection # 1117772
GPS Coordinates 39.96000, -83.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when he ran into a guard railing. He struck and injured his knee, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2016, a worker at Big Lots in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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