C & S Wholesale Grocers Inc.

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway — Fractures — YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at C & S Wholesale Grocers Inc. in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer C & S Wholesale Grocers Inc. Report ID 2021097725
Address 4875 Susquehanna Trail City, State ZIP YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17406
Event Date September 8, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # 1553196
GPS Coordinates 40.06000, -76.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a battery-operated pallet jack. As the jack turned a corner, the employee fell. She struck the concrete floor and the racking, suffering a right pelvic fracture, a left sacral fracture, and a fracture to a lower-back vertebra.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2021, a worker at C & S Wholesale Grocers Inc. in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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