Veritiv Operating Company

Ran off driving surface, nonroadway — Fractures — NORCROSS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Veritiv Operating Company in NORCROSS, GEORGIA
Employer Veritiv Operating Company Report ID 2019021548
Address 6600 Governor's Lake Parkway City, State ZIP NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
Event Date February 11, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Ran off driving surface, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # 1380045
GPS Coordinates 33.93000, -84.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a forklift loading/unloading trailers when the trailer he was on pulled away from the dock door. The forklift with the employee strapped in fell four feet and landed upright. The employee suffered a fractured vertebra.

Incident Summary

On February 11, 2019, a worker at Veritiv Operating Company in NORCROSS, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as ran off driving surface, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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