Select Brands, Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LENEXA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Select Brands, Inc. in LENEXA, KANSAS
Employer Select Brands, Inc. Report ID 2017032766
Address 10831 Renner Blvd City, State ZIP LENEXA, KANSAS 66219
Event Date March 27, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 423990 Inspection # 1222944
GPS Coordinates 38.93000, -94.77000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was in an open area being instructed on how to operate a walkie/rider pallet jack. He was attempting to turn the equipment around and drive in a straight line down the main aisle when he ran into pallets that are kept on the endcap of each aisle. His right foot extended over the edge of the standing platform before impact and was injured in the collision, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On March 27, 2017, a worker at Select Brands, Inc. in LENEXA, KANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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