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Toys R Us

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — FLANDERS, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Toys R Us in FLANDERS, NEW JERSEY
Employer Toys R Us Report ID 2017109701
Address 703 Bartley-Chester RD City, State ZIP FLANDERS, NEW JERSEY 07836
Event Date October 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(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 Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.81000, -74.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when his hand was smashed between the pallet jack and a metal broom hook that was mounted on an adjacent steel column. He suffered severe hand lacerations and broken bones below his knuckles.

Incident Summary

On October 9, 2017, a worker at Toys R Us in FLANDERS, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the hand(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.

Context

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