TASUS Alabama Corporation
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway — Fractures — FLORENCE, ALABAMA
| Employer | TASUS Alabama Corporation | Report ID | 20161211358 |
| Address | 4310 Parkway Drive | City, State ZIP | FLORENCE, ALABAMA 35630 |
| Event Date | December 5, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Foot (feet), unspecified |
| Event Type | Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326121 | Inspection # | 1197830 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.86000, -87.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a tugger to pull racks to the warehouse while a coworker on a forklift was stacking finished product in the warehouse. The coworker sounded his horn upon backing up and attempted to take a right turn around a stack of knockdowns. The employee was heading into the warehouse area at the same time and came around the stack of knockdowns. The coworker's forks hit the front left side of the employee's tugger. The left fork hit the front left side, spinning the back of the tugger towards the lift and allowing the right fork to strike the top of the employee's foot. The employee suffered a fractured left foot.
Incident Summary
On December 5, 2016, a worker at TASUS Alabama Corporation in FLORENCE, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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