BENNETT DISTRIBUTION SERVICES L.L.C.

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. - Fractures - AUGUSTA, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at BENNETT DISTRIBUTION SERVICES L.L.C. in AUGUSTA, Georgia
Employer BENNETT DISTRIBUTION SERVICES L.L.C.
Address 2340 Doug Barnard Parkway
City, State ZIP AUGUSTA, Georgia 30906
Report ID 2019021358
Event Date February 6, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 493110
GPS Coordinates 33.36742, -81.97385

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to move product inside a warehouse when the forklift struck a support pole. The employee then fell to the concrete floor while exiting the forklift, fracturing his left femur.

Incident Summary

On February 6, 2019, a worker at BENNETT DISTRIBUTION SERVICES L.L.C. in AUGUSTA, Georgia suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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