DHL Supply Chain Inc.

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway - Intracranial injuries with skull fractures - MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at DHL Supply Chain Inc. in MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania
Employer DHL Supply Chain Inc.
Address 350 Salem Church Road
City, State ZIP MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania 17050
Report ID 2024054301
Event Date May 15, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries with skull fractures
Body Part Brain
Event Type Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source of Injury Pallet jack riding
Secondary Source Structural barriers n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 493120
GPS Coordinates 40.23000, -76.99000

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Incident Narrative

A sanitation associate was operating an electric front-riding pallet jack. While making a turn, the pallet jack contacted a piece of angle iron that was installed in front of the opportunity chargers in the battery room area. The employee was thrown from the pallet jack and struck the back of their head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained a skull fracture with a brain injury and a back injury and they were hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 15, 2024, a worker at DHL Supply Chain Inc. in MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania suffered intracranial injuries with skull fractures to the brain. The incident was classified as collision with stationary object, nonroadway, with pallet jack riding identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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