Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co., Inc.

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — BESSEMER, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co., Inc. in BESSEMER, ALABAMA
Employer Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co., Inc. Report ID 2025076409
Address 2400 J. Terrell Wooten Drive City, State ZIP BESSEMER, ALABAMA 35020
Event Date July 2, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Collision with stationary object, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Shelves, shelving, racks
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.43000, -86.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving an electric stand-up forklift with a pallet on the tines. The employee was turning right into an aisle when the forklift struck a steel rack. The employee sustained a puncture wound and laceration to the left thigh. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 2, 2025, a worker at Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co., Inc. in BESSEMER, ALABAMA suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the thigh(s). 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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