IKEA Distribution Services, Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at IKEA Distribution Services, Inc. in PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA
Employer IKEA Distribution Services, Inc. Report ID 2018037819
Address 202 Little Hearst Parkway City, State ZIP PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA 31407
Event Date September 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Multiple trunk locations
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 Shelves, shelving
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # 1349803
GPS Coordinates 32.17000, -81.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating narrow aisle equipment to place a wooden pallet with plastic-wrapped product in the lower level of an aisle. He was attempting to move the equipment forward when the reverse handle was engaged. The movement caused him to be pinned under the second level cross beams and the narrow aisle equipment, fracturing his right kneecap, bruising ribs, lacerating his spleen, and puncturing a lung.

Incident Summary

On September 24, 2018, a worker at IKEA Distribution Services, Inc. in PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the multiple trunk locations. 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.

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