GEODIS Logistics LLC

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Cuts, lacerations — JOLIET, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GEODIS Logistics LLC in JOLIET, ILLINOIS
Employer GEODIS Logistics LLC Report ID 2023043282
Address 2780 McDonough St. City, State ZIP JOLIET, ILLINOIS 60436
Event Date April 13, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
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 Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 484110 Inspection # 1664877
GPS Coordinates 41.51000, -88.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving an electric pallet jack to pick an order in an aisle of the facility when the pallet jack struck the leg of a rack. The employee's left thumb became pinched between the pallet jack and the rack, resulting in a deep laceration.

Incident Summary

On April 13, 2023, a worker at GEODIS Logistics LLC in JOLIET, ILLINOIS suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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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