DOLLAR TREE DISTRIBUTION, INC.

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

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at DOLLAR TREE DISTRIBUTION, INC. in SAVANNAH, Georgia
Employer DOLLAR TREE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Address 151 CROSSROADS PARKWAY
City, State ZIP SAVANNAH, Georgia 31407
Report ID 20171111003
Event Date November 16, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 452990
GPS Coordinates 32.15410, -81.22067

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Incident Narrative

The employee was moving pallets around the facility with a reach truck when he lost control of the truck and hit a pole. During the impact, his left arm was caught between the pole and truck, sustaining multiple fractures.

Incident Summary

On November 16, 2017, a worker at DOLLAR TREE DISTRIBUTION, INC. in SAVANNAH, Georgia suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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