Associated Wholesale Grocers

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — PEARL RIVER, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Associated Wholesale Grocers in PEARL RIVER, LOUISIANA
Employer Associated Wholesale Grocers Report ID 20161110454
Address 63331 Old Military Rd. City, State ZIP PEARL RIVER, LOUISIANA 70452
Event Date November 6, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
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 Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.34000, -89.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was selecting cases in an aisle when he could not get his jack to respond. He then became pinned between a rack bar and the backrest on his equipment while still inside the cab, suffering a lacerated liver.

Incident Summary

On November 6, 2016, a worker at Associated Wholesale Grocers in PEARL RIVER, LOUISIANA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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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