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Aldi, Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SAXONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Aldi, Inc. in SAXONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Aldi, Inc. Report ID 2020011035
Address 6000 Noah Drive City, State ZIP SAXONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 16056
Event Date January 31, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Shelves, shelving
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.73000, -79.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack and got wedged between the pallet jack and shelving. The employee was hospitalized for a rib injury.

Incident Summary

On January 31, 2020, a worker at Aldi, Inc. in SAXONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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