Supervalu Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident - Fractures - ANNISTON, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Supervalu Inc. in ANNISTON, Alabama
Employer Supervalu Inc.
Address 2130 Roberts Drive
City, State ZIP ANNISTON, Alabama 36207
Report ID 2017054378
Event Date May 14, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), 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 Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 493110
GPS Coordinates 33.62412, -85.79816

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Incident Narrative

An employee was dropping a pallet of product off at a loading dock using a powered pallet jack when he backed up into a rack. His hand was caught between the rack and the pallet jack's handle, fracturing and cutting his left thumb.

Incident Summary

On May 14, 2017, a worker at Supervalu Inc. in ANNISTON, Alabama suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), 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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