Lancaster Oil Company, Inc.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Fractures — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lancaster Oil Company, Inc. in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Lancaster Oil Company, Inc. Report ID 2018088788
Address 1060 Manheim Pike City, State ZIP LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601
Event Date August 27, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 562920 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.05000, -76.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hunched over cleaning up debris from the floor using a small shovel when a nearby forklift started backing up. The forklift driver did not see the hunched over employee and ran him over. He suffered a broken left ankle and a fractured right ankle and foot, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 27, 2018, a worker at Lancaster Oil Company, Inc. in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the foot (feet) and ankle(s). The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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