AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Employer AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION Report ID 2022098615
Address 10205 Quaker Ave City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79423
Event Date September 30, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(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) 484121 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.50000, -101.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a truck with a pallet jack. The loaded pallet jack passed over a dip in the walking surface, went out of control, and pinned the employee against a pallet. He suffered injuries to both knees.

Incident Summary

On September 30, 2022, a worker at AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(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.

Context

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