SAM'S CLUB

Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MACON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SAM'S CLUB in MACON, GEORGIA
Employer SAM'S CLUB Report ID 20191111945
Address 4701 LOG CABIN DRIVE City, State ZIP MACON, GEORGIA 31204
Event Date November 17, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 452910 Inspection # 1447335
GPS Coordinates 32.81000, -83.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a staging area, moving a pallet using a stand-up forklift. The forklift began to tilt forward and the employee fell off it; the pallet then fell off of the forklift and the forklift came back down, landing on the employee's legs. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot.

Incident Summary

On November 17, 2019, a worker at SAM'S CLUB in MACON, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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