Prologistix Staffing

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway — Fractures — GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Prologistix Staffing in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
Employer Prologistix Staffing Report ID 20161110861
Address 2250 Lion Country Parkway City, State ZIP GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75050
Event Date November 18, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.77000, -97.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a sit-down forklift to stack large bundles of flat corrugated boxes in rows. A row of bundles started to fall in a domino fashion, striking and then tipping the forklift over from the employee's right to left side. His left foot was pinned under the forklift and several bundles of boxes fell on top of him. He was hospitalized with a fractured left foot.

Incident Summary

On November 18, 2016, a worker at Prologistix Staffing in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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