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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 20191112090 · 11/21/2019 · UNFI Specialty Distribution Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Posts, bollards, moorings

Employer

Name
UNFI Specialty Distribution Services
Location
2611 N. Lincoln Ave., URBANA, ILLINOIS, 61801
NAICS
424410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On November 21, 2019, an employee was mounting a center-ride double pallet jack. The pallet jack moved in reverse and the employee's leg was crushed between the pallet jack and a safety post. The employee's leg sustained internal damage that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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