Kwik Trip, Inc

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Fractures — LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kwik Trip, Inc in LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
Employer Kwik Trip, Inc Report ID 2018077666
Address 2025 Kwik Trip Way City, State ZIP LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 54603
Event Date July 27, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311511 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.85000, -91.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet jack and maneuvering it to park in the battery charging area when the pallet jack struck a pipe. The sudden stop caused the employee to fall from the lift to the concrete floor and fracture a hip.

Incident Summary

On July 27, 2018, a worker at Kwik Trip, Inc in LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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