Walgreens Distribution Center

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway — Fractures — JUPITER, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walgreens Distribution Center in JUPITER, FLORIDA
Employer Walgreens Distribution Center Report ID 2024088078
Address 15998 Walgreens Dr. City, State ZIP JUPITER, FLORIDA 33478
Event Date August 30, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple leg locations unspecified
Event Type Collision with stationary object, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Structures and surfaces unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 452910 Inspection # 1773461
GPS Coordinates 26.90000, -80.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a lift truck. He was stopping the vehicle to prevent it from hitting a parked unit and his leg got caught in between the lift truck and a metal pole. The employee suffered multiple leg fractures. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On August 30, 2024, a worker at Walgreens Distribution Center in JUPITER, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the multiple leg locations unspecified. The incident was classified as collision with stationary object, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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