Americold Logistics, LLC

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Americold Logistics, LLC in JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN
Employer Americold Logistics, LLC Report ID 2016087080
Address 230 Collins Rd. City, State ZIP JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN 53549
Event Date August 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
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 Posts, bollards, moorings
Industry (NAICS) 493120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.99000, -88.81000

Incident Narrative

On August 1, 2016, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee was driving a stand-up rider forklift at a cold storage facility. As he was turning to exit the freezer, his glove became caught in the steering wheel and he lost control of the forklift. He was thrown from the operators' platform and became pinned between the forklift and a bollard post located at the freezer door opening, fracturing his pelvis.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2016, a worker at Americold Logistics, LLC in JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the pelvis. 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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