Southern States Material Handling, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Southern States Material Handling, Inc. | Report ID | 2024032096 |
| Address | 6595 Pritchard Road | City, State ZIP | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32219 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Trunk and other upper extremities |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 811310 | Inspection # | 1733886 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.37000, -81.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a man up order picker that required the steel platform to be fully extended to work underneath it, when the platform released and crushed them resulting in a punctured lung and fractures to their shoulder, vertebrae, and seven ribs.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2024, a worker at Southern States Material Handling, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the trunk and other upper extremities. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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