CMC Food Inc
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | CMC Food Inc | Report ID | 2021087218 |
| Address | 699 Kapkowski Road | City, State ZIP | ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07201 |
| Event Date | August 24, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Foot (feet), unspecified |
| Event Type | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424440 | Inspection # | 1550513 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.66000, -74.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on the production floor in a staging area where she was folding and labeling cartons. The employee stepped out of the aisles of stacked pallets and was struck by a reversing forklift transporting a pallet of cartons. The forklift struck her right foot and she was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 24, 2021, a worker at CMC Food Inc in ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), 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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