Sharp Transit LLC

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sharp Transit LLC in NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
Employer Sharp Transit LLC Report ID 2023064902
Address 1180 State Road 7 City, State ZIP NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33068
Event Date June 3, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 492210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 26.21000, -80.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a pallet of merchandise from one location to another. As he was walking backward, the employee's right foot was pinched between two pallet jacks and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 3, 2023, a worker at Sharp Transit LLC in NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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