Penske Logistics Warehouse 3544-00

Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area — Fractures — LAREDO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Penske Logistics Warehouse 3544-00 in LAREDO, TEXAS
Employer Penske Logistics Warehouse 3544-00 Report ID 2021053832
Address 420 Midland, Bldg A City, State ZIP LAREDO, TEXAS 78045
Event Date May 10, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 27.60000, -99.52000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was standing on the right side of his powered industrial truck (PIT), filling out a dock door checklist and using the PIT seat as a writing surface. His PIT was parked at an angle in front of a dock door. Another PIT was driving forward with two pallets loaded on its forks. The moving PIT struck the injured employee's stationary PIT which caused the injured employee to fall on the floor. The injured employee sustained a laceration above the left heel and a fractured left ankle.

Incident Summary

On May 10, 2021, a worker at Penske Logistics Warehouse 3544-00 in LAREDO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle 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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