FedEx Freight
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CONLEY, GEORGIA
| Employer | FedEx Freight | Report ID | 2019021643 |
| Address | 4290 Thurman Rd | City, State ZIP | CONLEY, GEORGIA 30288 |
| Event Date | February 13, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 493110 | Inspection # | 1379699 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.65000, -84.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was standing next to his parked forklift. Another forklift was backing out of a trailer and struck the injured employee pinning him against the parked forklift. The injured employee was hospitalized for a leg injury that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On February 13, 2019, a worker at FedEx Freight in CONLEY, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. 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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