Inserra Supermarkets Inc

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk - GARFIELD, New Jersey

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Inserra Supermarkets Inc in GARFIELD, New Jersey
Employer Inserra Supermarkets Inc
Address 59 Outwater Lane
City, State ZIP GARFIELD, New Jersey 07026
Report ID 2023065367
Event Date June 17, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 445110
Inspection # 1678697
GPS Coordinates 40.88067, -74.11659

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a fork of a walk-behind stacker while holding a half pallet of mustard on the opposite fork. As the forks were raised, the pallet became unstable, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall approximately two feet to the floor. The employee sustained two rib fractures and a punctured lung.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2023, a worker at Inserra Supermarkets Inc in GARFIELD, New Jersey suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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