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Home Depot

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures — ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Home Depot in ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA
Employer Home Depot Report ID 2017043027
Address 65 FAIRVIEW ROAD City, State ZIP ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA 30294
Event Date April 4, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.62000, -84.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack and fractured the left ankle when it became lodged between the pallet jack and the upright at the end of the bay.

Incident Summary

On April 4, 2017, a worker at Home Depot in ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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