Dollar Tree, Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident - Fractures - WINDSOR, Connecticut

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Dollar Tree, Inc. in WINDSOR, Connecticut
Employer Dollar Tree, Inc.
Address 99 International Drive
City, State ZIP WINDSOR, Connecticut 06095
Report ID 20191010762
Event Date October 15, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 453998
GPS Coordinates 41.91701, -72.71885

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Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift into a trailer. While turning to avoid a pail, he struck a metal bar used to raise or lower the extendable, suffering a puncture wound to the left leg and a fractured lower leg bone.

Incident Summary

On October 15, 2019, a worker at Dollar Tree, Inc. in WINDSOR, Connecticut suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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