Walmart Distribution Center

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — NEW CANEY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Distribution Center in NEW CANEY, TEXAS
Employer Walmart Distribution Center Report ID 2022054668
Address 20131 Gene Campbell Rd. City, State ZIP NEW CANEY, TEXAS 77357
Event Date May 30, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Heel(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.16000, -95.31000

Incident Narrative

A lift driver was storing and replenishing storage racks when his lift went out of control and his left ankle was caught between the lift and a rack. The ankle was lacerated and his heel was broken.

Incident Summary

On May 30, 2022, a worker at Walmart Distribution Center in NEW CANEY, TEXAS suffered fractures to the heel(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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