Grocers Supply

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures — HOUSTON, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Grocers Supply in HOUSTON, Texas
Employer Grocers Supply
Address 3131 Holcombe Blvd
City, State ZIP HOUSTON, Texas 77221
Report ID 2018089035
Event Date August 31, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Walls
Industry (NAICS) 424410
GPS Coordinates 29.70000, -95.37000

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Incident Narrative

An employee dismounted his machine and was on the warehouse floor about to pull an order when the machine activated and struck him, pinning him to a wall. He fractured his pelvis and sacrum, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2018, a worker at Grocers Supply in HOUSTON, Texas suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 299 severe injury reports involving "Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object injuries.

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