Fractures

Name: Fractures at US Foods, Inc.
Start: 10/30/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171010368 · 10/30/2017 · US Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name: US Foods, Inc.
Location: 5425 S. Williamson Blvd, PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA, 32128
NAICS: 424410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing between pallet stacks of product, checking the product on the pallets. A rider pallet jack struck one of the stacks which then struck and fractured the lower right leg/ankle of the injured employee.

Source

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