Walmart Inc.

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures — BROOKSVILLE, Florida

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Inc. in BROOKSVILLE, Florida
Employer Walmart Inc.
Address 5100 Kettering Rd.
City, State ZIP BROOKSVILLE, Florida 34602
Report ID 2022010523
Event Date January 19, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 452112
Inspection # 1574247
GPS Coordinates 28.50000, -82.21000

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Incident Narrative

An employee stepped off a stand-up pallet jack and was maneuvering around it when he stepped back into another, parked pallet jack that had two empty pallets on it. He fell back onto one of the pallets and his right leg was pinned between the pallets and his own moving pallet jack. The lower leg was broken above the ankle.

Incident Summary

On January 19, 2022, a worker at Walmart Inc. in BROOKSVILLE, Florida suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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