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Westward Seafoods, Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Westward Seafoods, Inc. in DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA
Employer Westward Seafoods, Inc. Report ID 2022065352
Address F/P Northern Victor City, State ZIP DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA 99692
Event Date June 20, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s) and leg(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 Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311712 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 53.88000, -166.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was directing a co-worker to pick up a pallet with a forklift. The employee went into the operator's cab and assisted in moving the steering wheel. As the employee was exiting the cab area, the co-worker accidentally pressed on the gas, moving the forklift forward and pinning the employee between the forklift and a pole. The employee suffered a right upper thigh and hip injury.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2022, a worker at Westward Seafoods, Inc. in DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s) and leg(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.

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