COSTCO WHOLESALE, INC./MONROE WET DEPOT #265

Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle — Fractures — MONROE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at COSTCO WHOLESALE, INC./MONROE WET DEPOT #265 in MONROE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY
Employer COSTCO WHOLESALE, INC./MONROE WET DEPOT #265 Report ID 2023021584
Address 12 COSTCO DRIVE City, State ZIP MONROE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY 08831
Event Date February 18, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 423990 Inspection # 1652614
GPS Coordinates 40.35000, -74.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was getting off an electric pallet jack when it ran over his foot, resulting in a fracture.

Incident Summary

On February 18, 2023, a worker at COSTCO WHOLESALE, INC./MONROE WET DEPOT #265 in MONROE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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