Walmart Distribution Center # 6027

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WOODLAND, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Distribution Center # 6027 in WOODLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Walmart Distribution Center # 6027 Report ID 2017010447
Address 100 Walmart Drive City, State ZIP WOODLAND, PENNSYLVANIA 16881
Event Date January 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Secondary Source Lamp posts, street lights
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.00000, -78.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a yard truck to move trailers around the yard. He was moving a trailer into an open area and struck a light post. The employee was ejected from the yard truck and sustained a cut to his head, a sprained neck and a knee injury requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2017, a worker at Walmart Distribution Center # 6027 in WOODLAND, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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