Bruises, contusions

Name: Bruises, contusions at US Food
Start: 8/24/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017088145 · 8/24/2017 · US Food

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s) and leg(s)
Nature of injury: Bruises, contusions

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: US Food
Location: 4725 NW US Highway 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66618
NAICS: 484220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a triple pallet jack to lift cases when he ran into a support beam. His right thigh and knee were pinched between the equipment and beam, resulting in a contusion that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown