JEWEL FOOD STORES, INC.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident - Crushing injuries - MELROSE PARK, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at JEWEL FOOD STORES, INC. in MELROSE PARK, Illinois
Employer JEWEL FOOD STORES, INC.
Address 1955 WEST NORTH AVE., BUILDING A
City, State ZIP MELROSE PARK, Illinois 60160
Report ID 2017088261
Event Date August 28, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries
Body Part Fingertip(s)
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 Posts, bollards, moorings
Industry (NAICS) 493110
Inspection # 1260025
GPS Coordinates 41.90000, -87.85000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was parking a double pallet walker when his left pinky fingertip was caught and crushed between a safety bollard and the hand controls of the double pallet walker.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2017, a worker at JEWEL FOOD STORES, INC. in MELROSE PARK, Illinois suffered crushing injuries to the fingertip(s). 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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