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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20201211725 · 12/15/2020 · US Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name
US Foods
Location
800 Fiber Optic Dr., LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72217
NAICS
425120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was traveling down a warehouse aisle on a motorized pallet jack. The pallet jack collided with another pallet jack traveling in the opposite direction. The employee jumped off just before the collision, and their foot made contact with the other pallet jack. The foot was broken in two places and the heel was crushed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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