Walmart Distribution Center

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Fractures — STATESBORO, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Distribution Center in STATESBORO, GEORGIA
Employer Walmart Distribution Center Report ID 2023087971
Address 299 AJ Riggs Road City, State ZIP STATESBORO, GEORGIA 30458
Event Date August 29, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 541614 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.39000, -81.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving down an aisle in a forklift when it struck a bollard, causing the forklift to spin. The employee was thrown from the forklift and was pinned between it and a rack. The employee sustained a fracture and hematoma to the hip.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2023, a worker at Walmart Distribution Center in STATESBORO, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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