Tops Markets LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - WEST SENECA, New York
| Employer | Tops Markets LLC |
| Address | 5000 North American Drive |
| City, State ZIP | WEST SENECA, New York 14224 |
| Report ID | 2017010297 |
| Event Date | January 10, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 493120 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.84000, -78.72000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading a trailer using a pallet jack. When the employee exited the trailer, the dock plate initiated an automatic reset (a feature of the plate by which it senses a potential trailer pull and will raise itself up to settle back into place in order to maintain a flush surface with the surrounding dock). When the plate began its reset cycle, the employee had already started to back up and while the plate was elevated, the employee's left leg contacted the plate edge fracturing the lower leg.
Incident Summary
On January 10, 2017, a worker at Tops Markets LLC in WEST SENECA, New York suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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