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Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. in DUBLIN, GEORGIA
Employer Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. Report ID 2016087764
Address 1851 Telfair St. City, State ZIP DUBLIN, GEORGIA 31021
Event Date August 18, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower extremities, unspecified
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 Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.51000, -82.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a stand-up type forklift down an exterior ramp between two warehouse buildings carrying carts. The employee lost control of the forklift and his left foot/ankle was caught between a column and the forklift fracturing the foot/ankle.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2016, a worker at Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. in DUBLIN, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the lower extremities, unspecified. 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.

Context

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