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California Cartage Transportation, LLC

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at California Cartage Transportation, LLC in PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA
Employer California Cartage Transportation, LLC Report ID 20201110880
Address 101 Little Hearst Pkwy. City, State ZIP PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA 31407
Event Date November 17, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.17000, -81.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing next to his forklift and was struck by another forklift that was backing out of a container. The employee's leg was pinned between the two forklifts.

Incident Summary

On November 17, 2020, a worker at California Cartage Transportation, LLC in PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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