Core-Mark Midcontinent, Inc.
Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway — Fractures — WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Core-Mark Midcontinent, Inc. | Report ID | 20191010818 |
| Address | 355 Main Street | City, State ZIP | WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS 01588 |
| Event Date | October 16, 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 | Pallet jack-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424940 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.11000, -71.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was training a new hire on the milk selection process, which involves the use of a portable (wrist mounted) RF scanner and a powered pallet jack. He was walking backwards behind his jack when the lower part of his left leg was caught between the pallet jack and a stationary jack. The impact fractured his lower left leg requiring hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On October 16, 2019, a worker at Core-Mark Midcontinent, Inc. in WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS 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.
Similar Incidents
Other severe injury reports involving Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway events:
| Date | Employer | Location | Nature | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2019 | OREFIELD COLD STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER, INC | ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Sep 4, 2019 | Bozzuto's, Inc | NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Dec 28, 2021 | Security Engineers Inc | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Suncoast Beverage Sales Ltd | FORT MYERS, FLORIDA | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Jan 11, 2019 | Lydall Performance Materials, Inc. | ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE | Crushing injuries | Hosp. |
| Jun 13, 2020 | Lineage Logistics, LLC | MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA | Fractures | Hosp. |
| May 30, 2018 | ODW Logistics | GROVEPORT, OHIO | Cuts, lacerations | Hosp. |
| Jun 27, 2022 | Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard, LLC | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND | Fractures | Hosp. |