Sam's Club
Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode — Fractures — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Sam's Club | Report ID | 20171110755 |
| Address | 8480 Andermatt Dr. | City, State ZIP | LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68512 |
| Event Date | November 8, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Source of Injury | Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker |
| Industry (NAICS) | 452910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.73000, -96.60000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a pallet wrapping machine. He stepped back from the machine onto the forks of a forklift that was parked behind him. His foot twisted as it landed on the fork, breaking his right ankle.
Incident Summary
On November 8, 2017, a worker at Sam's Club in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as climbing or stepping up or down-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 98 severe injury reports involving "Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode injuries.
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