Merit Logistics, LLC

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — CINCINNATI, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Merit Logistics, LLC in CINCINNATI, OHIO
Employer Merit Logistics, LLC Report ID 2023076581
Address 6300 Creek Rd. City, State ZIP CINCINNATI, OHIO 45242
Event Date July 22, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 541614 Inspection # 1686288
GPS Coordinates 39.26000, -84.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee operating a stand-up forklift was going through the roll-up door and reaching for the string to open the door. His hand was crushed and fractured between the forklift and a pole.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2023, a worker at Merit Logistics, LLC in CINCINNATI, OHIO suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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