Interstate Battery Systems of Lakeland

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — LAKELAND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Interstate Battery Systems of Lakeland in LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Employer Interstate Battery Systems of Lakeland Report ID 2022097923
Address 2855 U.S. 92 City, State ZIP LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33801
Event Date September 6, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 423120 Inspection # 1623270
GPS Coordinates 28.04000, -81.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was backing up an electric pallet jack. The employee's toe was crushed between the pallet jack and a pallet. The employee suffered a broken toe and a torn ligament.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2022, a worker at Interstate Battery Systems of Lakeland in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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