Pete and Gerry's Organics, LLC

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified — Fractures — GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pete and Gerry's Organics, LLC in GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Pete and Gerry's Organics, LLC Report ID 2023043530
Address 104 Commerce Avenue City, State ZIP GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17225
Event Date April 20, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.76000, -77.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a rider pallet jack to move a pallet of egg cases in the warehouse. The pallet jack backed into a pallet of egg cases, fracturing the employee's right knee.

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2023, a worker at Pete and Gerry's Organics, LLC in GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the knee(s). 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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