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COSTCO

Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway — Fractures — MONROE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at COSTCO in MONROE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY
Employer COSTCO Report ID 2019088346
Address 10 COSTCO DRIVE, Depot #175 City, State ZIP MONROE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY 08831
Event Date August 13, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Vehicle, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 424490 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.35000, -74.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack behind a floor scrubber when the scrubber stopped and the employee collided with the scrubber's back bumper bar. The employee sustained a fibular fracture to the lower left leg and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 13, 2019, a worker at COSTCO in MONROE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 211 severe injury reports involving "Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway injuries.

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