The Home Depot Distribution Center

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PLANT CITY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Home Depot Distribution Center in PLANT CITY, FLORIDA
Employer The Home Depot Distribution Center Report ID 20221110338
Address 1911 South Wiggins Road City, State ZIP PLANT CITY, FLORIDA 33566
Event Date November 27, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 444130 Inspection # 1636122
GPS Coordinates 27.99000, -82.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an electric forklift when it struck a pile of cardboard. The employee jumped off the forklift, which ran over the employee's left ankle. The employee sustained an injury to the ankle that required surgery, as well as a potential right wrist fracture.

Incident Summary

On November 27, 2022, a worker at The Home Depot Distribution Center in PLANT CITY, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s). 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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