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Wholefoods Market

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wholefoods Market in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer Wholefoods Market Report ID 2021042966
Address 250 7th Ave City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001
Event Date April 9, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
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 Walls
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.74000, -73.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving pallets out of a dairy cooler. As the employee pulled a motorized pallet jack out from under a pallet, his leg was caught between the jack and the wall. He suffered a broken fibula.

Incident Summary

On April 9, 2021, a worker at Wholefoods Market in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). 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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