WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER #DC6019

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — LOVELAND, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER #DC6019 in LOVELAND, COLORADO
Employer WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER #DC6019 Report ID 2022043417
Address 7500 E. CROSSROADS BLVD. City, State ZIP LOVELAND, COLORADO 80538
Event Date April 20, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # 1591743
GPS Coordinates 40.42000, -104.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just set a wooden pallet down with a powered industrial truck. The truck was backing up when it struck a stack of wooden pallets. One pallet broke and a piece entered the cab of the industrial truck, striking the worker in the back of the left leg. Wood was embedded in the back of the employee's left leg.

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2022, a worker at WAL-MART DISTRIBUTION CENTER #DC6019 in LOVELAND, COLORADO suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, 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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