BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - BURLINGTON, New Jersey

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. in BURLINGTON, New Jersey
Employer BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.
Address 309 DULTY'S LANE
City, State ZIP BURLINGTON, New Jersey 08016
Report ID 20231211503
Event Date December 19, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 452910
GPS Coordinates 40.09000, -74.82000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.

Incident Summary

On December 19, 2023, a worker at BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. in BURLINGTON, New Jersey suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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