Kroger Distribution Ctr

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — DELAWARE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kroger Distribution Ctr in DELAWARE, OHIO
Employer Kroger Distribution Ctr Report ID 2016053937
Address 2000 Nutter Farms Lane City, State ZIP DELAWARE, OHIO 43015
Event Date May 9, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.27000, -83.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was exiting a trailer on a pallet jack. A pallet got caught on the dock plate, flipping the employee from the pallet jack and onto the concrete warehouse ground, hitting his head. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 9, 2016, a worker at Kroger Distribution Ctr in DELAWARE, OHIO suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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