Incident date: 2023-10-11
NAICS industry code: 561720

An employee was pushing flat shopping carts back into the cart tunnel. When unjamming the carts, part of the cart struck the employee's left shin, resulting in a laceration and bleeding. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
code_source: title: Shopping cart, grocery carriage-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate