BUNZL DISTRIBUTION MIDCENTRAL INC.

Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. — Fractures — ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BUNZL DISTRIBUTION MIDCENTRAL INC. in ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS
Employer BUNZL DISTRIBUTION MIDCENTRAL INC. Report ID 2021097803
Address 905 Crossroads Parkway City, State ZIP ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS 60446
Event Date September 10, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # 1553248
GPS Coordinates 41.66000, -88.10000

Incident Narrative

On September 10, 2021, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the injured employee was standing in between their powered industrial truck and a pallet of goods stacked approximately 7 feet high. A second employee was traveling through the aisle, pushing three pallets of goods stacked approximately 7 feet high and struck the injured employee's pallet. The pallet struck the injured employee and pinned their left foot between it and the PIV platform and their abdomen against the goods on the pallet and the PIV guardrail. The employee sustained trauma to the left foot and ankle and a fractured ribcage.

Incident Summary

On September 10, 2021, a worker at BUNZL DISTRIBUTION MIDCENTRAL INC. in ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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