ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ECRU, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES in ECRU, MISSISSIPPI
Employer ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES Report ID 2018077358
Address 447 HIGHWAY 446 City, State ZIP ECRU, MISSISSIPPI 38841
Event Date July 20, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury 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 Rails-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 337121 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.35000, -89.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving an order picker by a parked pallet that had a portion of rail protruding into the lane of traffic. The employee did not see the protruding rail, which contacted the picking plate area of his order picker, causing the rail to swing around and strike his calf.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2018, a worker at ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES in ECRU, MISSISSIPPI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury 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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