Ikea

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ikea in OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN
Employer Ikea Report ID 2023010558
Address 7500 South Ikea Way City, State ZIP OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN 53154
Event Date January 18, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 454110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.90000, -87.93000

Incident Narrative

On January 18, 2023, an employee was operating a pallet jack to move boxes when his hand slipped off the pallet jack and struck a box. The employee sustained a hand injury.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2023, a worker at Ikea in OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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