KeHE Distributors

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Fractures — BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KeHE Distributors in BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer KeHE Distributors Report ID 2018055199
Address 860 NESTLE WAY City, State ZIP BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18031
Event Date May 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -75.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was carrying a pallet on an order picker. The pallet caught on the leg of a storage rack and kicked back, striking the employee's thigh and breaking the femur.

Incident Summary

On May 28, 2018, a worker at KeHE Distributors in BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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