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Dollar General

Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle — Fractures — INDIANOLA, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dollar General in INDIANOLA, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Dollar General Report ID 2019066130
Address 914 US 82 City, State ZIP INDIANOLA, MISSISSIPPI 38751
Event Date June 18, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 493190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.45000, -90.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a motorized pallet jack to load products when she stepped off the motorized pallet jack and accidentally pulled the throttle handle. The pallet jack then backed into her leg and broke it.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2019, a worker at Dollar General in INDIANOLA, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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