Americold Logistics, LLC

Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery — Fractures — LEESPORT, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Americold Logistics, LLC in LEESPORT, Pennsylvania
Employer Americold Logistics, LLC
Address 41 Orchard Lane
City, State ZIP LEESPORT, Pennsylvania 19533
Report ID 2024054771
Event Date May 31, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
Source of Injury Pallet jack riding
Secondary Source Shelves, shelving, racks
Industry (NAICS) 493120
GPS Coordinates 40.44000, -75.95000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a motorized pallet jack and was selecting cases. They were walking beside the pallet jack when the pallet jack struck them and pinched their right ankle against shelving. The employee sustained a fractured ankle.

Incident Summary

On May 31, 2024, a worker at Americold Logistics, LLC in LEESPORT, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery, with pallet jack riding identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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