Advance Auto Parts

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LAKELAND, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Advance Auto Parts in LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Employer Advance Auto Parts Report ID 2023076899
Address 4900 Frontage Road South City, State ZIP LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33815
Event Date July 31, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 441310 Inspection # 1688041
GPS Coordinates 28.03000, -82.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift during a training task and maneuvering around cones when they fell off the vehicle and struck a cross beam at floor level. The employee sustained a left leg and ankle injury.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2023, a worker at Advance Auto Parts in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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