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Rich's Transportation Services Incorporated

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rich's Transportation Services Incorporated in TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Rich's Transportation Services Incorporated Report ID 2018032367
Address 305 Myles Standish Boulevard City, State ZIP TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02780
Event Date March 9, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(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 Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 484110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.95000, -71.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a double pallet jack to unload a trailer when his foot struck a stationary pallet, breaking his right ankle.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2018, a worker at Rich's Transportation Services Incorporated in TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the ankle(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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