Americold Logistics, LLC

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Americold Logistics, LLC in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer Americold Logistics, LLC Report ID 2020076789
Address 1740 Westgate Parkway SW City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336
Event Date July 19, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), 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 Guardrails, road dividers
Industry (NAICS) 493120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.70000, -84.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift. While traveling on the dock, the forklift hit a guardrail and stanchion pole. The employee's leg was pinched between the stanchion and the forklift resulting in a fractured left foot.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2020, a worker at Americold Logistics, LLC in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the foot (feet), 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.

Context

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