ALDI INC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ALDI INC in JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
Employer ALDI INC Report ID 2016065160
Address STORE #85, 2225 MISSOURI BLVD City, State ZIP JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI 65109
Event Date June 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # 1157660
GPS Coordinates 38.57000, -92.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a walk-behind lift jack in a back stockroom. The employee's gloves became caught in the controls, causing the lift jack to become stuck in the on position. The employee was pinned between two lift jacks and suffered a leg injury.

Incident Summary

On June 11, 2016, a worker at ALDI INC in JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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