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Koch Foods of Gainesville, LLC

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Koch Foods of Gainesville, LLC in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Koch Foods of Gainesville, LLC Report ID 2017109633
Address 950 INDUSTRIAL BLVD City, State ZIP GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30501
Event Date October 7, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(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 Handrails, banisters
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.28000, -83.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an electric powered industrial truck (PIT) when his right leg was pinned between the PIT and a handrail, fracturing his right tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On October 7, 2017, a worker at Koch Foods of Gainesville, LLC in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(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.

Context

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