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ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.

Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. — Fractures — MOHEGAN LAKE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. in MOHEGAN LAKE, NEW YORK
Employer ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. Report ID 20211110087
Address 3140 East Main St City, State ZIP MOHEGAN LAKE, NEW YORK 10547
Event Date November 22, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Shopping cart, grocery carriage-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # 1567815
GPS Coordinates 41.32000, -73.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was collecting carts in the parking lot using a cart pusher. The employee then used a remote control to move the line of carts through the front entrance door and into the vestibule. As the employee neared the rows of carts that were already in the vestibule, he attempted to move a misaligned cart out of the way of the carts he was bringing in and became pinned between the carts that were already in the vestibule and the carts he was bringing into the store. The employee sustained two broken knees.

Incident Summary

On November 22, 2021, a worker at ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. in MOHEGAN LAKE, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c., with material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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