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UNIVAR

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UNIVAR in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
Employer UNIVAR Report ID 20181010651
Address 233 Hoyt Rd. City, State ZIP WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS 75167
Event Date October 16, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Multiple trunk locations
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 Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 424690 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.36000, -96.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a standup forklift and was pinned between the steering wheel and rack while going around a corner, suffering three cracked ribs, a punctured lung, and a ruptured spleen.

Incident Summary

On October 16, 2018, a worker at UNIVAR in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the multiple trunk locations. 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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