Woodman's Food Market, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Woodman's Food Market, Inc. in WAUKESHA, Wisconsin
Employer Woodman's Food Market, Inc.
Address 1600 E. Main Street
City, State ZIP WAUKESHA, Wisconsin 53186
Report ID 2018032752
Event Date March 21, 2018
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 Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 445110
Inspection # 1304811
GPS Coordinates 43.02221, -88.20443

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a pallet of toilet paper with a stand-up forklift when the employee's right leg was crushed between the frame of the stand-up forklift and the steel upright post of a rack system. The employee's right leg broke below the knee, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 21, 2018, a worker at Woodman's Food Market, Inc. in WAUKESHA, Wisconsin 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 forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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