Home Depot Distribution Center

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Home Depot Distribution Center in VAN BUREN, OHIO
Employer Home Depot Distribution Center Report ID 2020065272
Address 1989 Allen Township 142 City, State ZIP VAN BUREN, OHIO 45889
Event Date June 6, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
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 Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.13000, -83.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a stand-up forklift through an aisleway. The forklift ran into a support column, pinning the employee's left leg against the column. The employee suffered a leg injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 6, 2020, a worker at Home Depot Distribution Center in VAN BUREN, OHIO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. 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.

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